India: Train Accident Kills 9 in West Bengal | Vantage with Palki Sharma

India: Train Accident Kills 9 in West Bengal | Vantage with Palki Sharma

A freight train smashed into the rear of a stationary passenger train killing at least 9 people, and injuring 50 others in India’s Eastern state of West Bengal. The goods train hit the Kanchanjunga Express which was heading to West Bengal’s capital city of Kolkata, from the northeastern state of Tripura. President Droupadi Murmu, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee have offered their condolences to the families of the victims. The Indian Prime Minister has also announced compensation for the families of the deceased and the injured.

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