Visuals of the incident showed various mentors lying sideways down the raised tracks as salvage laborers were seen attempting to remove the travelers.
t least three individuals were killed and 20 harmed when 12 mentors of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train wrecked and toppled close to Dohomoni in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri area on Thursday, authorities said.
Visuals of the episode showed various mentors lying sideways down the raised tracks as salvage laborers were seen attempting to remove the travelers.
Jalpaiguri region judge said three travelers have passed on and another 20 are harmed.
The mishap happened around 5 p.m. in a space under the Alipurduar division of Northeast Frontier Railway, an NFR representative said in Guwahati.
#UPDATE | 3 deaths and 20 injured in the Guwahati-Bikaner Express derailment in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal: Indian Railways https://t.co/L1J3UGmFst
— ANI (@ANI) January 13, 2022
The mishap happened in excess of 90 km from Alipurduar Junction, he added.
"A mishap alleviation train with a clinical group is headed to the spot. We are anticipating further subtleties," the representative said.
Harmed will get clinical consideration, DM/SP/IG administering salvage and help in Bikaner-Guwahati Express mishap said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Deeply concerned to hear about the tragic accident of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express in Maynaguri.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) January 13, 2022
Senior Officers of the State Government, DM/SP/IG North Bengal are supervising rescue and relief operations. Those injured will receive medical attention, as early as possible.
