14 people died and 50 were injured after a passenger train overshot the signal and hit another from behind on the Howrah-Chennai line in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, months after the horrific three-train collision in Odisha that killed over 280.
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.
Railways sources said the tragedy was a result of human error, adding that signaling was not noticed by loco pilot.
Here are the Highlights on Andhra Pradesh Train Accident:
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy conducted an aerial survey at the train accident site at Kantakapalli, Vizianagaram district.
- ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2023
After visiting the injured in Vizianagaram Government Hospital, the CM conducted an aerial survey before reaching... pic.twitter.com/kw4Sr24W4g
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh train accident: Latest ANI drone camera footage from the site of train collision in Vizianagaram.
- ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2023
The first train crossed through the spot after restoration, earlier this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/kXu7BimXkT
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh | The first train plies on the railway track after restoration at the spot of Vizianagaram train derailment accident. pic.twitter.com/x7w6bTLOCw
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#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy visits Vizianagaram government hospital and meets the patients injured in Vizianagaram train derailment accident.
- ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2023
According to CPRO, East Coast Railway, 14 people have lost their lives in the accident so far. pic.twitter.com/gtOJiMMD8M
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#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh train accident: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw monitored the situation from war room in Delhi, last night.
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(Source: Rail Bhawan) pic.twitter.com/pJkvjXmuZs
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh train accident: Visuals of the rescue operations.
- ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2023
"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
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh train accident: Rescue operations continue in Vizianagaram district.
- ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2023
"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
- 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.
- The district administration has updated the injury figures to 40.
- 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.
- Pictures from the site showed the derailed coaches and people crowding around.
- Railways sources said the tragedy was a result of human error, adding that signalling was not noticed by loco pilot.
- War room in Delhi railway ministry is monitoring the situation, the Railways source added.
- The East Coast Railway has released helpline numbers.
