A high-speed prepare collided with a freight prepare in Darjeeling district of West Bengal state of India on Monday, injuring many passengers.
NDTV reported that the Kanchenjunga Specific was touring from Silchar in Assam to Silda in Kolkata when it collided with a freight prepare, inflicting two carriages of the specific prepare to derail.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee mentioned medical doctors and catastrophe aid groups had been speeding to the scene, including: “I used to be shocked once I discovered about this tragic prepare accident.”
The Katihar divisional railway chief reported that a number of individuals had been injured within the accident, however didn’t reveal the precise quantity.
It’s price noting that the “Kangchenjunga” prepare is a each day prepare connecting Bengal with cities within the nation’s northeast, and this accident is prone to have an effect on the operation of many different trains.