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Guard Dies in Bengal Train Crash After Duty Swap

Railway Guard Killed in Bengal Train Accident Had Swapped Duty to Spend Father’s Day with Daughter

Railway guard Ashish Dey had initially been scheduled to work on the Shatabdi Express. However, he swapped his shift to the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express so he could spend more time with his daughter on Father’s Day.

Tragically, at least 10 people were killed and 40 others injured when the Kanchanjunga Express collided with a goods train near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on Monday morning.

Passengers who survived the crash showed signs of trauma and relief, but the families of those who lost their lives were left heartbroken. Ashish Dey was among those who died in the accident.

Ashish’s family explained that he made the switch from the Shatabdi Express to the Kanchanjunga Express to be with his daughter, a college student in Kolkata, on Father’s Day. He spent Sunday with his wife and daughter at home, celebrating the occasion, unaware it would be his last time with them.

On a rainy Monday morning, Dey left his home to start his shift from New Jalpaiguri station. He boarded the Kanchanjunga Express as a guard from Siliguri, but within an hour and a half, the train met with a severe accident near Rangapani station, killing him instantly.

The news of his death devastated his family, who later received his body at their home.

Local councilor Tapas Chatterjee told India Today, “We are all shocked by his untimely death. Ashish loved to sing at various events in the neighborhood and had a good relationship with everyone. He was always seen smiling. We just can’t believe that our Ashish is no more.”

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Vizianagaram Train Accident: Death Toll Rises to 14

Vizianagaram Train Accident: Rescue operations are continuing in full swing at the Kantakapalli train accident site in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. The death toll in Sunday night’s train accident has risen to 14, with more than 100 people injured.

The injured were shifted to Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram hospitals. Officials have revealed that the death toll is likely to increase.

Another train collided with a train standing on the same track at Kantakapalli in Kothavalasa mandal of Vizianagaram district. The Visakha-Rayagada passenger train, which left Visakhapatnam, stopped on the tracks after the overhead electric wires were cut. Palasa-Visakha Express collided with this stopped passenger train from behind. As a result, the last three coaches of the Rayagada passenger train derailed and hit an oncoming goods engine.

The railway department has announced financial assistance of Rs.10 lakh to the families of the deceased, Rs.2 lakh to the injured and Rs.50 thousand to the slightly injured.

12 trains have been cancelled and 15 trains have been diverted in the wake of the accident.