The compensation was announced By Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das after 14 persons had been killed when their SUV was hit by the Howrah-Bhopal Express near Bhurkunda railway station of the East Central Railway at an unmanned railway way crossing on December 7.
Sinha, who went to the village, also gave a cheque to Ghanshayam Thakur, the father of Rajesh Thakur, who was driving the car.