Two died, three injured in a train accident at Bongaigaon

Our Correspondent

Bongaigaon: Two died and three were injured in a train accident in the Petelagaon area of Chirang district at about 9.30 am on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Sailen Das and Dilip Deb, both retired Railway employees and residents of Sungapota area of Bongaigaon district.

They were going for picnic in a Tata carrier van of registration number AS 19 AC 1136 while Up Lokmanya Tilok Express collided with it in an unmanned level crossing. Both persons died on the spot. The injured, identified as Ashish Bhattachajee, Bittu Bhattachajee and Arun Chandra Nath, were sent to hospital for treatment.

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