Darjeeling. A tragic railway accident took place in New Jalpaiguri, West Bengal on Monday in which more than 10 people died. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav reached the accident spot on a bike and then went to the hospital and met the passengers injured in the accident. During this, he said, the accident will be investigated.
While talking to journalists, he said that every possible effort will be made for the passengers injured in the accident to recover as soon as possible. This accident will be investigated, the rescue operation has been completed and our full focus is on restoration. Efforts will be made to know the cause of the accident and attention will also be paid to ensure that such an accident does not happen again.
He said that this is not the time for politics. At this time, the entire focus should be on rescue and restoration of rail traffic. The entire focus is on passenger safety. Something will be known only after the report of Commissioner Railway Safety comes regarding the accident, it would be wrong to say anything before that.
Let us tell you, before this Ashwini Vaishnav has announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of those who lost their lives in the accident, Rs 2.5 lakh each to the seriously injured passengers and Rs 50,000 each to the minor injured passengers.
A railway accident occurred in New Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, on Monday morning at around 9 am due to a collision with a freight train. About 15 people are reported dead and many injured in this accident. Actually, a freight train hit the Kanchenjunga Express from behind near Rangapani station, which caused this accident.
Tags: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Indian Railways, west bengal
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 17, 2024, 18:56 IST