LIVE | Kanchanjunga Express accident: 9 killed, 41 injured, says Railway Ministry

Update: 2024-06-17 05:26 GMT

2024-06-17 07:53 GMT

CM Mamata Banerjee to visit accident site

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to visit train accident site in New Jalpaiguri to take stock of relief operations: Official.

2024-06-17 07:41 GMT

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#WATCH | NDRF team are engaged in removing all debris from the Kanchenjunga Express train accident site in West Bengal(Video source: NDRF) pic.twitter.com/a4eGKCMr06
— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2024

2024-06-17 07:35 GMT

PMO announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh

PM @narendramodi has announced that an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased in the railway mishap in West Bengal. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000. https://t.co/2zsG6XJsGx
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 17, 2024

2024-06-17 07:31 GMT

Helpline numbers

Helpline Nos.

Guwahati Station:

03612731621

03612731622

03612731623

LMG helpline no.:

03674263958

03674263831

03674263120

03674263126

03674263858

Katihar:

9002041952

9771441956

Emergency NJP:

+916287801758

2024-06-17 07:28 GMT

Kavach needs to proliferated: Chairman & CEO, Railway Board

West Bengal train accident | "8 deaths, 25 injured in this accident. Prima facie suggests human error as the cause. The first indications suggest that this is a case of signal disregard. Kavach needs to proliferated, planned for West Bengal," says Jaya Varma Sinha, Chairman & CEO… pic.twitter.com/uUnP92wErs
— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2024

2024-06-17 07:13 GMT

Driver who overshot signal dead: Chairman & CEO Railway Board

#WATCH | Kanchenjunga Express train accident | " Rescue operation completed. The driver (Loco pilot) who disregarded the signal has died & also the guard of Kanchenjunga Express has lost his life. Help desks established at all railway stations along Agartala- Sealdah route, "… pic.twitter.com/9fPXhT3dAo
— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2024

2024-06-17 06:44 GMT

PM tweets

The railway accident in West Bengal is saddening. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover at the earliest. Spoke to officials and took stock of the situation. Rescue operations are underway to assist the affected. The Railways Minister Shri…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 17, 2024

2024-06-17 06:39 GMT

News of 8 deaths: Railway official

#WATCH | Kanchenjunga Express train accident | NF Railway CPRO Sabyasachi De says, "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… pic.twitter.com/i3Wi4hy0TR
— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2024

2024-06-17 06:36 GMT

Dinesh Trivedi on possible reasons for accident

#WATCH | On Kanchenjunga Express train accident in West Bengal, Former Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi says, "It is too early to talk about the cause of it but in the modern times it required an inquiry and deep corrections...I am guessing that possibly this engine did not have… pic.twitter.com/73nPoxeIz7
— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2024

2024-06-17 06:28 GMT

Tripura minister speaks

#WATCH | Kanchenjunga Express train accident | Tripura Minister Sushanta Chowdhury says, "At around 8:50 am in the morning, the Kanchenjunga Express which was moving towards Sealdah met with an accident...There have been no reports of casualties but some people have sustained… pic.twitter.com/x9IV4F5ZRC
— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2024