Modi condoles deaths in Bihar train-tempo accident

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences over the death of 20 persons today in a train accident in Bihar. “The PM extends his deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident in East Champaran district, Bihar. [caption id=“attachment_1669733” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Narendra Modi. AFP[/caption] “The PM is saddened by the loss of lives due to the autorickshaw-express train accident,” the PMO said in a tweet. Twenty persons, including eight children, were killed when an express train rammed into a packed autorickshaw at a railway crossing between Semra and Sugauli stations in East Champaran district. The mishap took place at a manned railway crossing in Chinauta village when the Dehradun-bound Rapti-Ganga Express hit the autorickshaw at full speed, the police said. PTI