Andhra train accident: Death toll rises to 9, human error suspected. Top 10 points
ANI. 2. East Coast Railway (ECoR) said a human error could have resulted in the collision of two trains in the Vizianagaram district.
“Likely reason: Human error. Overshooting of the signal by Visakhapatnam- Rayagada passenger train," ECoR CPRO Biswajit Sahoo told reporters. 3.
Waltair Division Railway manager Saurabh Prasad also shared an update on the train accident and said, "In the middle line we had two passenger trains which were running...The rear train came and overshot the signal as a result of which we had around five coaches, three of the front train and two of the rear train which have derailed...There are people who are trapped in these coaches...Our first priority is to take care of passengers who are trapped inside. SDRF, NDF and our teams, all three are working right now.....More than 30 people were injured...The rescue efforts are on..." 4. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan's office said that the government will provide ₹10 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased while ₹2 lakh for those seriously injured in the accident.
"In case of death of people from other states, ₹2 lakh each will be provided as compensation for bereaved families and ₹50,000 for those seriously injured," the CMO Office as posted on X. 5. Vizianagaram District administration has said that atleast 40 people have been injured while four are said to be in critical condition.
"Till now 40 persons 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," officials said as quoted by ANI. 6.
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