2 run over by train in India's Jharkhand, several injured

At least two people have been killed as a train ran over passengers who were trying to escape a "fire" on board an express train at the Kalajharia railway station in Jharkhand's Jamtara.

Passengers travelling on the Anga Express from Bhagalpur to Bengaluru got off the train as rumours of a fire on board spread panic. As they tried to run across the tracks to escape the alleged fire, another train running on the route ran them over, reports NDTV.

Rescue operations are currently underway. Medical teams, four ambulances, and three buses have been rushed to the spot to bring the injured to Jamtara, the Deputy Commissioner of Jamtara said.

The exact spot where the accident happened is 15 km from the district headquarters.

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