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3 killed, 15 injured as train derails in Bengal

Three people were killed and 15 injured when 10 coaches of the Dibrugarh-bound Brahmaputra Mail from Delhi derailed between Dhupgiri and Altargram in North Bengal's Jalpaiguri district early Tuesday morning.

Five of the derailed coaches capsized blocking traffic. A relief train has been rushed to the site with medicines, doctors and senior railway officials.

The injured have been hospitalised in Jalpaiguri.

The commissioner of railway safety will conduct an inquiry into the mishap. Traffic on the affected route is expected to be normalised by Wednesday morning.

Union Railway Minister Nitish Kumar, meanwhile, expressed "shock and sorrow" over the accident. He asked the officials concerned to render all assistance to the affected.

UNI

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