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Loco Pilot, Assistant Among 3 Railway Staffers Killed In Bengal Collision

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The Kavach anti-collision system has been implemented on 1,500 km of tracks so far. Three railway staff members were among eight people killed when a goods train rear-ended the Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express at 8.55 am today, railway officials have said. The goods train, which reportedly jumped a signal, collided with the passenger train on the…

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Kanchanjunga Express Accident:What Is Kavach? Safety System Missing On Bengal Route Where Trains Crashed

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Agoods train crashed into the Kolkata-bound Kanchanjunga Express from behind. Kavach, the made-in-India system to help prevent accidents if two trains are travelling on the same line, was not available on the tracks in Darjeeling where the two trains collided today. At least eight passengers have died and over 50 others were injured after a…

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