Hours after a train crash in West Bengal's Darjeeling district left at least nine people dead and 50 injured, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has reached the accident site near Rangapani station. Mr Vaishnaw took a flight from Delhi to Bagdogra, followed by a drive and a bike ride to the accident spot.
The accident, according to Railways authorities, took place around 9 am today. Preliminary probe suggests that the crash was caused after the goods train overshot a signal and hit the Kanchanjunga Express from behind. The Express train was travelling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata.
One factor which limited casualties is the fact that the rear part of Kanchanjunga Express comprised of the parcel coach and the guard's coach and the passenger compartments further ahead suffered less impact. Three railway personnel, including the loco pilot of the goods train and the guard of the Express train, died in the crash.
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