Maynagur: The death count in yesterday’s train accident in north Bengal has climbed to nine and 37 people are in hospitals as officials said no more passengers are trapped in the derailed coaches.
Six of the injured passengers are in a critical condition and have been shifted to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri. The others are being treated at hospitals in Jalpaiguri and Maynaguri.
All survivors in the Express train travelling from Bikaner to Guwahati were brought out of the coaches by midnight, Guneet Kaur, Chief Public Relations Officer of the North East Frontier Railway, told a channel. She added that the tracks are now being cleared and restored.
Twelve coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train derailed near the Maynaguri town of Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Thursday.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reached the accident site today. “Heading towards the accident site,” he tweeted last night.
