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1st LD: British tourists killed as train derails in N. India

Xinhua, September 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least two tourists from Britain were killed and 20 others injured when a tourist train derailed Saturday in northern Indian city Kalka, said police.

The special chartered train was running from Kalka in the state of Haryana to the northern tourist resort of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.

The toy train from Kalka to Shimla, named because of their small size and narrow tracks built by the British in early 20th century, was a highly evaluated tourist program in India and a UNESCO heritage. Endi