9 Killed, 36 Injured In Bengal Train Accident; Rescue Ops End
NDTV
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reached accident spot in north Bengal today
The death count in yesterday's train accident in north Bengal has climbed to nine and 36 people are in hospitals as officials said no more passengers are trapped in the derailed coaches. Heading towards the accident site. Spoke to Railways Minister Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw and took stock of the situation in the wake of the train accident in West Bengal. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover quickly.
Six of the injured passengers are in a critical condition and have been shifted to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri. The others are being treated at hospitals in Jalpaiguri and Maynaguri.
All survivors in the Express train travelling from Bikaner to Guwahati were brought out of the coaches by midnight, Guneet Kaur, Chief Public Relations Officer of the North East Frontier Railway, told NDTV. She added that the coaches are now being opened for restoration.
Twelve coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train derailed near the Maynaguri town of Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Thursday.
