At least seven persons were killed and over 40 others injured, including 13 critically, after 12 coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailed Thursday evening near the New Domohani station in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, officials said.
A high-level probe has been ordered to find the cause of the accident that took place at 4.53 pm about 42 km from the New Jalpaiguri station, on a section between the New Domohani and New Maynaguri stations, officials said.
The injured have been admitted to hospitals in Jalpaiguri and Maynaguri, which is about 12-13 km from the site, and the death toll may rise, they said. Three persons were brought dead to the Maynaguri hospital and four others died at the Jalpaiguri Super Speciality Hospital.
