Two workers engaged in the construction of the Sevoke-Rangpo railway project died in a slide at Kalikhola, some 30km from Siliguri, under Kurseong subdivision of Darjeeling district on Sunday night.
The duo got buried under debris.
This year, this is the third such incident when workers associated with this ambitious railway project on difficult terrain have lost their lives.
“Around 11.30pm on Sunday, two workers of the railway project died after a large chunk of debris fell on them. Their bodies have been recovered. They were sent to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital on Monday for post-mortem.
