Darjeeling

June 18, 2024 5:33 PM

Kanchenjunga Express train accident: Passenger files complaint against loco and co-loco pilot of goods train

A passenger traveling on the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express that derailed on Monday after a collision with a goods train in West Bengal's Darjeeling district has filed a complaint against the loco pilot and co-loco pilot of the goods train. The passenger, identified as Chinmoy Majumdar, has alleged in her complaint that the accident occurred due to the "negligent conduct of the loco pilot and co-loco pilot." The death toll in the accident rose to 10 on Tuesday, with over 25 people reported...

Goods train collides with Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express in Darjeeling, several feared dead

Several people were feared dead and several others injured after a goods train rammed into Kanchenjunga Express train in Darjeeling district in West Bengal on Monday. Kanchanjungha Express which runs between Silchar in Assam to Sealdah in Kolkata was Sealdah bound when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, located close to New Jalpaiguri in North Bengal, according to Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer - Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). As per Katihar Divisional R...