Three people, including two school students, were killed after a pool car was struck by a train at a level crossing in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Friday morning, officials said.
The accident occurred around 7 am near Karna Subarna railway station in the Eastern Railway network.
"The pool car, carrying the students to school, was crossing the rail lines at the level crossing gate near Karna Subarna station, about 48 km from Katwa, when the local train hit the vehicle," an Eastern Railway official said.
A 10-member team has been sent to the accident site to investigate the cause of the crash, the official told PTI.
The level crossing gate was reported to be open when the accident occurred, he said.
Train services on the Azimganj-Katwa section of Eastern Railway's Howrah division were disrupted following the incident, the official added.
(With inputs from PTI)
