passenger train head-on, Yadav said.

At least 53 passengers were injured, 18 of them seriously, said Daulat Singh Meena, a railroad official.

The Press Trust of India news agency quoting unnamed officials as saying that the driver of the freight train overshot the red signal to stop, causing the accident. That report could not be immediately confirmed.

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered an inquiry into the collision.

Accidents are common on India's sprawling rail network.

In July, 63 people were killed after a train smashed into another locomotive at a rail station in West Bengal state.

A passenger train derailed and was hit by a cargo train in May, killing 145 people in West Bengal state. Authorities blamed sabotage by Maoist rebels for that crash.Benazir Bhutto was assassinated yesterday for what she believed in. She stood firm for the freedom of the people of Pakistan. In spite of knowing that she may be killed in the near future, she stood firm for what she believed in. In spite of knowing that she may leave her children motherless, she stood fim for what she believed in.

She will go down in history as a freedom fighter. She will go down in history as being known for someone who was willing to die for what she believed in. To our shame, she has shown more courage during her return to Pakistan than many of us who walk daily with an all-powerful, all-knowing, ever faithul, ever loving, ever present God, and for this she should be