West Bengal train accident: Death toll rises to 9, nearly 50 injured; several trains cancelled
According to initial assessment, the goods train overshot the signal and rammed into Kanchenjunga Express from behind.
It was a foggy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.4 degrees Celsius, normal for the season’s average. Visibility stood at 800 metres.
A total of 21 trains were cancelled, 13 rescheduled and 59 delayed due to fog in several parts of northern India, a railway official said.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast clear skies during the day but there would be fog in the evening.
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The maximum temperature during the day was likely to hover around 18 degrees Celsius.
Tuesday’s maximum and minimum temperatures were 21 and 8.4 degrees Celsius, respectively.
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