Guwahati-bound Capital Express derails; 2 killed, 10 injured

December 07, 2016 10:04

At least two people died and more than 10 were injured as a Guwahati-bound train flew off the rails in north Bengal late on Tuesday, bringing the spotlight back on India's large but poorly maintained rail network.

The railways tweeted that the engine and two coaches of the Patna-Guwahati Capital Express derailed near Samuktala road at around 9.15pm. Two unidentified males have been declared dead while many are injured.

Railway minister Suresh Prabhu ordered an inquiry while the department said the cause of the accident appeared to be due to the driver jumping a red signal.

"Thorough enquiry will be subsequently conducted and action taken against the guilty," the northeast frontier railway said.

This is the second major accident in as many months, after 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express went off the rails on November 20, killing 145 people -- the countrys worst train accident in six years. The accident was blamed on a fracture in the tracks.

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