On Father's Day, railway guard Ashish Dey switched his duty from the Shatabdi Express to the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express to spend more time with his daughter in Kolkata. Tragically, on Monday morning, the Kanchanjunga Express collided with a goods train near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, killing at least 10 people...
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and injuring 40 others. Ashish Dey was among the deceased. He boarded the train in Siliguri as a guard and died on the spot within an hour and a half of the journey near Rangapani station. His death has shocked the community, who remember him as a friendly and joyful person.

India witnessed another railway accident due to the failure of the Automatic Signal System (ASS), also known as the Automatic Signaling System. This system is installed between two stations to regulate train movement. The incident involved the Sabroom - Sealdah Kanchanjungha Express (train number 13174) between Rangiya Junction (RNY) and Nijbari...
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(NJB) stations on June 19, 2024.

On June 17, a goods train collided with the rear of the Kanchanjunga Express between Rangapani and Chattar Hat stations on the Northeast Frontier Railway in West Bengal. The goods train had been given a Travel Authority (TA-912) to pass all signals in red due to a signal failure. However,...
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the Kanchanjunga Express was also given the same authority and had stopped at signal (AS-650) before the collision. The goods train was travelling at approximately 45 kmph at the time of the accident. The cause of the signal failure was attributed to lightning and thunderstorms. The incident is currently under investigation, with the Commissioner of Railway Safety conducting a detailed inquiry. The locopilot of the goods train violated speed restrictions, as he was required to travel at 15 kmph with caution, looking for obstructions. The incident is being investigated by the Commissioner of Railway Safety.