In a major mishap, a Goods train rammed into Kanchenjunga Express near Rangapani Station in West Bengal on June 17. The impact of the accident can be seen as the wagon of the Kanchenjunga Express train suspended in the air. The Rangapani station, the place where the incident happened, comes under the Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling.
PM Modi has announced that an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased in the railway mishap in West Bengal. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000, says PMO.
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