Three dead as Guwahati-bound Bikaner Express derails in WB's Jalpaiguri| Video

Multiple bogies of the Bikaner Express (15633) have derailed in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. Three people have been confirmed dead in the accident. Some estimates suggest that as many as 12 coaches suffered damage when the derailment took place.

The train that started from Bikaner in Rajasthan was heading to Guwahati in Assam via Patna when the accident took place near Mainaguri in Jalpaiguri around 5.15 pm on Thursday. The train had no stoppages and was passing through Mainaguri at the time of the incident.