Kanchanjunga express accident: 9 killed, 41 injured, says railway ministry

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Seven passengers and two railway staffers were killed and 41 more injured in the Kanchanjunga Express accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Monday, according to figures released by the railway ministry.

The Kanchanjunga express, going to Sealdah in West Bengal from Agartala in Tripura, was on the "Down line" and a goods train rammed into it from behind near the New Jalpaiguri station, around 600 km from Kolkata.

According to initial ground reports based on the statements of the local police, 15 people were said to have lost their lives in the accident.

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Published On: 2024-06-17 @ 19:16:19 (1 weeks ago)

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