Bikaner -Guwahati express derailed in Bengal

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Twelve compartments of the Guwahati bound 15633 Bikaner Guwahati Express got derailed yesterday evening near Moynaguri in West Bengal about 42kms from New Jalpaiguri Station. The train was running at a speed of 40kmph at the time of the accident.

• The train was coming from Bikaner station of Rajasthan and was going to Guwahati in Assam .
• The accident site comes under the Northeast Frontier Railway Zone of the Indian Railway .
• BSF,  National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)  and local police are deployed in the area for rescue operations. 
• As per reports till now 9 passengers are dead and about 50 severely injured. Currently they are being taken to the local hospital for medical care.
• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that a compensation of Rs 5 lakh has been extended to the families of the deceased while Rs 1 lakh each has been announced for those seriously injured. Also, Rs 25,000 each is being given to the mildly injured passengers. He himself is also on his way to the accident site.