West Bengal: Two dead & 6 injured in Capital Express train derailment

The engine and two coaches of Rajendra Nagar-Guwahati Capital Express derailed at Samuktala Road near Assam-West Bengal border on Tuesday night. The Capital Express train derailment left two passengers dead and six injured, according to a statement issued by the Northeast Frontier Railway. The accident that took place around 9.15 p.m. 

Of the two dead, one is male and the other female. Both are yet to be identified. The other six injured continue to be in a critical situation.

The Accident Relief Train was at the site of the accident with railway doctors and relief materials when reports last came in. Divisional Railway Manager of Alipurduar Division Sanjeev Kishor is supervising rescue and relief operations. 

According to the statement issued by the Northeast Frontier Railway, the cause of derailment was overshooting of red signal by the driver of the train. However, a thorough probe will reveal the actual cause of the derailment.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has ordered a probe into the accident. 

The 150 stranded passengers of the train were taken back to Alipurduar on the Khamakya-Alipurduar Junction Intercity Express.

Helpline numbers at Samuktala accident site are 9002052957, 8585082833 and 03564-259935.

With inputs from ANI.