A train ran over a group of people crossing railroad tracks in eastern India early Monday, killing at least 35 people. An angry mob beat the driver severely and set fire to coaches in retaliation, officials said, according to AP. The people were crossing the tracks at the station in Dhamara Ghat, a small town in Bihar state, when they were struck by the Rajya Rani Express train, said Dinesh Chandra Yadav, a local member of parliament. Several other people were injured. P.N. Rai, a railway official in Bihar, said 35 people had died when the train, running at a high speed, hit people on the track. Railway official Arunendra Kumar said the train was not supposed to halt at Dhamara Ghat and had been given clearance to pass through the station. However, some people waited on the tracks thinking they could stop the train, he said.
