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Rs 1 lakh compensation for injured passengers from Karna

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Press Trust of India Bangalore

Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda also announced a compensation of Rs 25,000 to each of those injured.

The state has also deputed a team led by Minister of Textiles Varthur Prakash to the accident spot to assist those affected, Gowda said in a release.

The accident took place at 3.15 AM when the Bangalore bound Hampi Express apparently overshot a signal and collided with a stationary goods train at Penukonda station in Anantpur district of Andhra Pradesh, killing 14 people and injuring 35 others.

  

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First Published: May 22 2012 | 11:25 AM IST

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