Kanchanjunga Express reached Sealdah late at night: 7 trains cancell on the accident route, divert 37 trains; Officers will investigate the accident on June 19

A goods train hit Kanchanjunga Express (13174) from behind in Darjeeling, West Bengal at 8:55 am on June 17. According to the railway, 9 people died in this accident, while 41 passengers were injured.

Kanchanjunga train reached Sealdah at around 3.15 pm after passing the fitness test. However, due to the accident, 7 trains going from this route were canceled. While the route of 37 trains has been diverted.

On the other hand, the Northeast Frontier Railway has ordered the inquiry on June 19 to find out the cause of the accident. These investigations will be done in the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety Janak Garg Adrm Chamber.

For this, the evidence related to the accident has been asked to be sent to the investigating officer. Also some people have been called.

2 pictures of the second day after the accident

These trains canceled

Claim- When the accident happened, its The signal was bad from 3 hours ago

compensation will be given to the families of the injured and those who lost their lives in the incident, Rs 10 lakh to the families who lost their lives, Rs 2.50 lakh to the serious injured and 50 thousand to the minor injured. Announced to give a assistance of money. Apart from this, Rs 2-2 lakh has been announced from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to those killed in the accident and Rs 50 thousand to the injured.