Human Error Or Signal Failure? What Led To Bengal Train Crash That Killed 9

Tuesday, 18 June 2024Newsdesk

West Bengal Train Accident: The Railway Board's initial report revealed that the goods train, operating under a defective automatic signalling system, was travelling above speed limits when it crashed.

New Delhi 18 June 2024

As per news report of NDTV,The Kanchanjunga Express was travelling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of nine people and injuries to 41. Preliminary findings point to a combination of human error and signal failure as contributing factors.

Source - NDTV