Toll in Bikaner-Guwahati train accident rises to 9, Rly Min to visit site
The death toll in the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train accident in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district has gone up to nine, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said here on Friday.
Three of the deceased are yet to be identified, she added.
Twelve coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train had derailed and some of them capsized near Domohani in Jalpaiguri district on Thursday.
NFR’s Chief Public relations Officer Guneet Kaur said the number of injured currently stands at 36. While 23 passengers are undergoing treatment at Super Specialty Hospital in Jalpaiguri, six are admitted to North Bengal Medical College and seven at Maynaguri Rural Hospital.
