Highlights

  • 3 dead and 20 injured as train derails in West Bengal: Indian Railways
  • Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailed in Jalpaiguri
  • Indian Railways has announced compensation for victims

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3 dead as Guwahati-Bikaner Express derails in West Bengal

The Indian Railways has announced compensation of ₹5 lakhs for deceased, ₹1 lakh for severely injured, and ₹25,000 for those with minor injuries. 

3 dead as Guwahati-Bikaner Express derails in West Bengal

At least three people were killed and more than 20 injured when 12 coaches of Bikaner-Guwahati Express train derailed and overturned near Dohomoni in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Thursday, Indian Railways officials said.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tweeted that he is personally monitoring the rescue operations and has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the accident.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee too tweeted that senior officials of her govt are co-ordinating search and rescue operations.

Also watch: Over 13,000 train accidents in 2020, 32 lives lost daily: NCRB report

The Indian Railways has announced compensation of ₹5 lakhs for deceased, ₹1 lakh for severely injured, and ₹25,000 for those with minor injuries.

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