West Bengal: 3 Dead, 15 injured as overhead water tank collapses at Bardhaman railway station

Kolkata: Tragedy strikes after at least three were killed and 15 suffered injuries after an overhead water tank fell on them in West Bengal’s Bardhaman railway station. The incident took place when the passengers were waiting for trains on a platform of the railway station. The injured persons were sent to Bardhaman Medical College and Hospital.

The accident unfolded at around 12:08 on Wednesday when a large metal water tank fell on waiting passengers on the combined platforms 2 and 3 at Bardhaman station, the ER official said. The train movement through platforms 1, 2 and 3 at the station has been suspended, he added.

“At least eight to ten people have been injured in the incident. They have been shifted to the Burdwan Medical College Hospital,” said an official of the Eastern Railway.

Railway officials, including RPF and GRP personnel, alongside the state fire services department crew were engaged in rescuing the affected passengers, it was learned. The deaths were confirmed by the superintendent of the hospital.

বর্ধমান স্টেশনে হুড়মুড়িয়ে ভাঙল জলের ট্যাঙ্ক! মৃত্যু তিন যাত্রীর, আহত বহু মানুষ, বন্ধ ট্রেন চলাচল।
বর্ধমান স্টেশনে ২ এবং ৩ নম্বর প্ল্যাটফর্মের মাঝে একটি জলের ট্যাঙ্ক হুড়মুড়িয়ে ভেঙে পড়ে।#Bardhaman #IndianRailways pic.twitter.com/qWzqy63WG6

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Reportedly, a one-and-a-half lakh-litre water tank fell on the platforms when several passengers were waiting at the railway station.