Train Accident: Goods train collides with express train near Darjeeling, 2 dead, 6 injured

A major accident has happened near Darjeeling. A goods train has collided with an express train. So far 6 people have been reported injured in the accident. The good thing is that no one has lost their life.

A major accident has happened near Darjeeling. A goods train has collided with an express train. So far, there are reports of 2 people dying and 6 people getting injured in the accident. Rescue teams have reached the spot and relief work is being done at a fast pace. Senior officials have also reached the accident site. SDRF and NDRF are engaged in rescue work. It is feared that the death toll may increase. The Railway Minister is keeping an eye on the matter from the war room. According to sources, a high-level meeting may be held soon on railway safety and accidents and a committee may be announced to investigate the accident.

As soon as he got information about this incident, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has given an update on it. Ashwini Vaishnav posted a post saying- An unfortunate accident has happened in the Northeast Frontier Railway i.e. NFR zone. Rescue work is being done rapidly. Railways, NDRF and SDRF are engaged in rescue work together. The injured are being shifted to the hospital. Senior officials have reached the spot.

As soon as she got information about the incident, Mamata Banerjee posted about it. She said- I have just come to know about a train accident in Darjeeling’s Phansidewa area, which has come as a shock. A freight train has hit the Kanchenjunga Express and we are still waiting for full information. DM, SP, doctors, ambulance and disaster teams have reached the spot and relief work is going on.

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