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Bikaner-Guwahati train accident: Preliminary inquiry shows glitch in locomotive equipment, says Rly Minister

The death toll in the Bikaner-Guwahati Express train accident has risen to nine and as many as 36 people have been injured in the accident

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Disaster management and rescue teams work at the site of a train accident near Moynaguri railway station in West Bengal. Pic/ AFP

Disaster management and rescue teams work at the site of a train accident near Moynaguri railway station in West Bengal. Pic/ AFP

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that the preliminary inquiry showed a glitch in the locomotive equipment as the reason behind the train accident at Domohani in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.

He also stated that the Commission of Rail Safety is conducting an inquiry to find the root cause of the incident.

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