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5 dead as goods train rams into Kanchanjungha Express in Bengal

"Five people, including the driver of Kanchenjunga Express, died on the spot while 25 were injured," said the police. A railway official said, three rear compartments were derailed under the impact of the collision from behind by the locomotive of a goods train near Rangapani station, about 7 km from New Jalpaiguri station. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “Shocked to learn, just now, about a tragic train accident, in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district."