Railway Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu expresses grief over the train accident in West Bengal, orders probe

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu has expressed grief over the accident. An inquiry has also been ordered into the incident.

In a tweet, he wrote, “A tragic accident has occurred in the NFR zone. Swift rescue operations are underway with coordinated efforts from Railways, NDRF, and SDRF. The injured are being quickly moved to hospitals. Senior officials are on-site to supervise.”

He also shared the helpline number. Helpline numbers for Sealdah bound Kanchanjunga train collision near Rangapani.

Helpline no. Lumding station

03674263958

03674263831

03674263120

03674263126

03674263858

Helpline No. Guwahati Station

03612731621

03612731622

03612731623

Helpline No. Katihar

09002041952

9771441956

Earlier, a goods train collided with the Kanchenjunga train from behind near Rangpaneer station in Darjeeling, West Bengal. In this incident, 7 people have died, while many people have been injured. Earlier, a similar train accident had occurred in Khanna, Punjab.