Six folks had been killed and 18 injured on Sunday when two trains collided in Andhra Pradesh, stated police, months after the horrific three-train collision in Odisha that killed over 280.
A particular passenger prepare going from Visakhapatnam to Palasa had stopped on tracks between Alamanda and Kantakapalle close to Kothsavatsala due to no sign when the Vizag-Raigad passenger prepare rammed it, derailing three coaches.
Photos from the location confirmed the derailed coaches and other people crowding round.
Railways sources stated the tragedy was a results of human error, including that signalling was not observed by loco pilot.
Battle room in Delhi railway ministry is monitoring the scenario, the Railways supply added.
The East Coast Railway has launched helpline numbers.
Helpline Quantity relating to Prepare Accident between Alamanda and Kantakapalle in Vizianagaram-Kottavalasa Rly secn of Waltair Divn of ECoR in Howrah-Chennai Predominant Line.
Bhubaneswar –
0674-2301625, 2301525, 2303069Waltair – 0891-
2885914@RailMinIndia— East Coast Railway (@EastCoastRail) October 29, 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and reviewed the scenario.
PM @narendramodi spoke to Railway Minister Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw and took inventory of the scenario within the wake of the unlucky prepare derailment between Alamanda and Kantakapalle part.
Authorities are offering all doable help to these affected. The Prime Minister…
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 29, 2023
Andhra Chief Minister Jagan Reddy has condoled the lack of lives within the accident.
“The CM expressed deep shock over the Kantakapalli prepare accident incident in Vizianagaram district. He ordered the officers to take fast reduction measures and make sure that the injured get immediate medical companies,” the Chief Minister’s workplace posted on social media.
“The Chief Minister suggested to ship as many ambulances as doable from the close by districts of Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli and make all types of preparations to supply medical remedy within the close by hospitals. The main points relating to the incident needs to be reported to him sometimes,” it added.
Union Railway Minister Aswini Vaishnaw telephoned the Chief Minister over the accident.
The Chief Minister knowledgeable him that rescue groups have been despatched to the accident web site and Schooling Minister B Satyanarayana, District Collector and the SP are supervising the reduction and rescue operations.
He additional informed the Union Minister that each one preparations had been made within the close by hospitals to deal with the injured.