Kolkkatha : At least five people were killed and 25 others were injured on Monday after a goods train collided with Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express in West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri.
According to reports, three coaches at the back of the Kanchanjunga Express derailed between Neechbari and Rangapani stations under the Indian Railways’ Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zone due to the impact of the goods train and fell to the side. Meanwhile, rescue work to get the trapped passengers out was affected by the heavy rain that has been lashing Siliguri since the morning.
“Five people, including the loco pilot of the Kanchanjunga Express, died on the spot. Twenty-five people are injured. We are trying to rescue those stuck. The local people are very helpful,” said Abhishek Roy, Additional SP, Kurseong, who is at the accident spot. A passenger from Agartala, who was in coach number S6 of the Kanchanjungha Express, said he felt a sudden jerk and the compartment screeched to a halHe also claimed that the relief and rescue operations were delayed.“My wife, child and I somehow managed to come out of the mangled coach. We are currently stranded… The rescue operations also started quite late,” the passenger told a television channel.
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