Andhra Pradesh Train Accident Updates: Railways sources said the tragedy was a result of human error.
Amaravati:
Nine people were killed and 40 injured on Sunday when two trains collided in Andhra Pradesh, said police, months after the horrific three-train collision in Odisha that killed over 280.
“Till now 40 people have been injured. 32 have been shifted to Vizianagaram Government Hospital. 1 in Vishaka NRI Hospital, 2 in Medicover Hospital. 4 are in critical condition. All the injured are from Andhra Pradesh”, Vizianagaram District administration said.
A special passenger train going from Visakhapatnam to Palasa had stopped on tracks between Alamanda and Kantakapalle near Kothsavatsala because of no signal when the Vizag-Raigad passenger train rammed it, derailing three coaches.Â
Railways sources said the tragedy was a result of human error, adding that signalling was not noticed by loco pilot.
Here are the live updates on Andhra Pradesh Train Accident:
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Expressing shock over the incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed officials to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the family of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh each to the injured from the state.
He also announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the family of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured from other states, according to an official release.
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh train accident: Visuals of the rescue operations.
“SDRF, NDF and our teams, all three are working…Right now 6-8 casualties are there…More than 30 people are injured…The rescue efforts are on…: Waltair Division Railway manager Saurabh Prasad pic.twitter.com/Ke7mqf9Wlf
– ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2023
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh train accident: Rescue operations continue in Vizianagaram district.
“As per the data, 9 casualties are there and 29 people have been injured…,” says Biswajit Sahu, CPRO, East Coast Railway. pic.twitter.com/N3adqmASxx
– ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2023
