A catastrophic collision between a passenger train and a goods train occurred in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal on Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of five individuals and injuring at least 30 others. The accident happened at approximately 9 am, according to the divisional railway manager of the Katihar Division of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).
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00:23catastrophic collision between a passenger train and a goods train occurred in the Darjeeling
00:26district of West Bengal on Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of 15 individuals
00:30and injuring at least 60 others.
00:34The accident happened at approximately 9 am, according to the Divisional Railway Manager
00:38of the Katihar Division of the North East Frontier Railway.
00:42Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the tragic incident and expressed her shock and
00:47grief on social media platform X.
00:49Shocked to learn just now about a tragic train accident in Pansi Deva area of Darjeeling
00:55district, while details are awaited, Kanchanjunga Express has reportedly been hit by a goods
01:00train.
01:01DMSP doctors, ambulances and disaster teams have been rushed to the site for rescue, recovery
01:06and medical assistance, action on war footing initiated, she wrote.
01:10The Railway Protection Force arrived at the accident site by 11 am, employing gas cutters
01:15to clear the debris from the goods train.
01:17Local ambulances were arranged to transport the injured to nearby hospitals.
01:21Selda Eastern Railway set up a control desk at Rangapani station to manage the situation
01:26and assist families of the victims.
01:28Senior ticket collector Raju Prasad Gadhav mentioned, we haven't received any calls yet,
01:33two women had come to enquire.
01:34Authorities also provided helpline numbers for further assistance.
01:39According to initial reports from the Railways Department cited by ANI, the goods container
01:43train overshot a signal and collided with a rare parcel coach of the Kanchanjunga Express
01:47causing the accident.
01:48The collision led to the derailment of the two rare compartments of the passenger train
01:52near Rangapani station, about 7 km from North Bengal's new Jalpaiguri station.
01:57A detailed report on the accident is still pending.
02:00Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav labelled the incident as unfortunate and stated on
02:04X, unfortunate accident in NFR zone, rescue operations going on at war footing, railways
02:10NDRF and SDRF are working in close coordination, injured are being shifted to the hospital.
02:15Senior officials have reached the site.
02:17Indian President Draupadi Murmu also expressed her condolences on X, writing, the news of
02:22the loss of lives due to a train accident in Darjeeling, West Bengal is deeply distressing.
02:26My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families.
02:28I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured and success of relief and rescue operations.
02:33As rescue operations continue, authorities are working tirelessly to clear the wreckage
02:36and provide medical aid to the injured.
02:38The community and the nation mourn the tragic loss of life and hope for the swift recovery
02:42of those affected by this devastating accident.