Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the accident in Darjeeling involving the Kanchenjunga Express train and a goods train in which at least eight passengers were killed and over 20 people sustained injuries.
The train wreck in West Bengal's Darjeeling was due to the disregarding of the signal by the Loco pilot of the goods train which hit the rear end of the Kanchenjunga Express train, killing at least eight people and injuring over twenty, said Railway top official.
"Around 25 people have been injured and they have been shifted to the nearby hospital. They are non-fatal injuries. The rescue operation is going on a war footing. We are trying to finish the rescue operation as soon as possible. Senior officials have already reached the site. According t
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has left for Darjeeling to visit the site of a train accident involving the Kanchenjunga Express train and a goods train that killed at least five passengers and left over 20 people injured.
A train accident happened in in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district on Monday, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She said that Kanchenjunga Express had reportedly been hit by a goods train.
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