Human Error Causes Deadly Collision: Kanchanjunga Express and Freight Train Crash Near Jalpaiguri
The express train's guard and the commodities train's driver both perished, according to Railway Board Chairperson Jaya Varma Sinha. On Monday, a senior Railways official stated that a human error caused the Kanchanjunga Express and freight train to collide. According to the authority, the freight train's loco pilot ignored the signal. "This morning was the accident. The Kanchenjunga Express was going to Sealdah from Agartala. A freight train that ignored the signal struck the train on the rear end, according to Railway Board Chairman and CEO Jaya Varma Sinha, who spoke to ANI. Nine persons have lost their lives in the accident. According to local accounts cited by news agency PTI, the death toll may reach fifteen. A cargo train crashed into the Sealdah-bound train from behind. According to Sinha, the express train guard and the freight train driver perished in the collision as well. The Kanchanjungha Express guard and the cargo train's loco pilot have also perish