Train collision in West Bengal
A senior official from North Frontier Railway (NFR) reported that the 13174 Kanchanjungha Express bound for Sealdah collided with a goods train near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on Monday morning.
Accident occurs near New Jalpaiguri station
The incident took place around 9 am near Rangapani, near New Jalpaiguri station. The divisional railway manager of NFR's Katihar Division mentioned unconfirmed reports of injuries to a few individuals as a result of the accident, according to PTI.
Bengal CM Mamata sends disaster response teams
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee used the social media platform X to announce that disaster response teams have been sent to the site to carry out rescue operations and aid the passengers.
Rescue operations under way
A wagon of the Kanchanjungha Express train was left hanging in the air after a collision with a goods train at Ruidhasa near Rangapani station in Siliguri subdivision, Darjeeling district today. Rescue operations are currently in progress.
Two compartments get derailed due to collision impact
As per PTI report, The two rear compartments were derailed due to the impact of the collision from behind by the goods train's locomotive near Rangapani station, approximately seven kilometers from North Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station.
Reports of fatalities and injuries in train collision
According to Additional SP, Darjeeling police, at least five individuals, including one loco pilot, lost their lives, and leaving several others injured following the collision between the Sealdah-bound 13174 Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train near New Jalpaiguri on Monday morning.
NBSTC buses leave for accident site to assist stranded passengers
Partha Pratim Roy, chairman of the North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC), announced that "10 buses from North Bengal Rashtriya Paribahan Nigam are en route to assist stranded passengers of the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express at the accident site.