At least eight people died and around 30 others were injured when a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station in West Bengal on Monday, authorities ... August 2, 2019, marked the 20th anniversary of the Gaisal train accident which claimed the lives of 285 people involving Brahmaputra Mail and Awadh Assam Express and their respective loco pilots. Gaisal train disaster In 1999, Brahmaputra Mail crashed into the stationary Avadh Assam Express at Gaisal station, killing over 285 people, many of whom were Army, BSF or CRPF personnel. CHIEF COMMISSIONER RAILWAY SAFETY STARTS INQUIRY TOMORROW INTO THE GAISAL TRAIN ACCIDENT 276 BODIES RECOVERED SO FAR A s one of the biggest rescue and relief operation in the wake of collision of two trains at Gaisal, involving personnel from Railway Protection Forces, State Police, BSF, Army, doctors, nurses, para-medical staff, porters, social workers, villagers and with the deployment of heavy cranes, gas cutters and hydraulic cutters is nearing completion, 276 bodies have been recovered ...
