Video: 3, including 2 children, killed after train hits school van in Bengal

Three people, including two school children, were killed, and three others were injured after a school van was struck by a local train in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Friday. The car's driver was among those who were injured. The accident took place while the vehicle was crossing a track near the Karna Subarna Railway Station. A cyclist was also struck in the collision. The level-crossing gate at the spot was allegedly open at the time of the incident. The concerned gateman has been arrested on the charge of dereliction of duty, a railway official, cited by news agency PTI, said.