As many as 384 passengers have lost their lives in train accidents in the last five years and hundreds of others have been left injured, many of them maimed for life, due to alleged lapses in management of train operations in automatic signal zones and “inadequate training” of loco pilots and station masters.
Dibrugarh, July 17: Hundreds of passengers narrowly avoided a major train accident when the engine of a moving train detached in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh...
An emergency meeting was convened at the Tripura State Emergency Operation Centre following the collision of the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express with goods train in North Bengal.
In an unfortunate incident, around 13 people lost their lives and several others were injured in the train accident on the Howrah-Chennai line in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.
The Government of Meghalaya has activated the helpline number 1800-345-3644 for citizens of Meghalaya who may require assistance due to the derailment of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express in Bihar's Buxar district.