Survivors Recall Horrors Of Andhra Train Accident

admin — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:26:56 +0000

At least 13 people and 40 were injured in the accident.

Visakhapatnam:

Survivors of the Vizianagaram train accident recalled experiencing sudden jerks as the train they were travelling in applied its brakes several times before the collision that resulted in the death of 14 people.

Satyanarayana, one of the survivors, told PTI that the passengers felt a few jerks followed by a huge sound and then everything came to a halt.

“We boarded the train at Vizag. Some were going till Bobbili. Suddenly brakes were applied. The train jerked thrice. People began to panic after this,” he said.

At least 14 people died and 50 people were injured when Palasa passenger train hit the Rayagada Passenger train from behind at Kantakapalli, about 40 km from Visakhapatnam, causing three coaches to derail.

Following the crash, Satyanarayana, who was travelling in the last coach, said he and other passengers around him alighted one by one.

He also helped some survivors to disembark to safety on the fateful night.

Later, the man said he received a call from an official asking for their exact location.

An unidentified woman, part of a 27-member marriage party, told reporters that people in her coach tumbled down as soon the brakes were applied.

“Children got badly hurt. I am unable to walk. One person got crushed between two seats,” said the sobbing woman, even as frantic rescue efforts were going on around her.

As survivors were talking to media, injured persons were being moved on stretches away from the accident site for medical attention.

In a noble gesture, a policeman carried one of the injured survivors from the railway tracks.

Another survivor from Kothavalasa, who was asleep when the trains collided, said he was tossed to the floor of the coach from an upper berth.

“Before I could realise what had happened, we saw our coach and two others turning turtle and getting mangled…people were lying scattered,” he said.

Later, he managed to get out of the coach.

“A boy who came with me got stuck in a seat (until Sunday night after the accident). I saw a person die. There were so many people in the coach. Children got injured. Some suffered broken limbs. We found an opening and managed to come out,” he added, even as his white shirt got bloodied in the accident.

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Andhra Pradesh train collision: 13 Dead, 40 Injured In Andhra Train Accident, Rescue Ops On: 10 Points

admin — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 01:40:37 +0000

Hyderabad:
Thirteen people died and 40 injured in a rail accident in Andhra Pradesh after a passenger train overshot the signal and hit another from behind on the Howrah-Chennai line last evening.

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The accident occurred between two passenger trains on the Howrah-Chennai line last evening in Vizianagaram district. Eighteen trains were cancelled and 22 diverted following the accident.
A special passenger train between Visakhapatnam and Palasa had stopped on the tracks between Alamanda and Kantakapalle due to no signal when a Vizag-Raigad passenger train hit it from behind. Three coaches were derailed in the impact.
Railways sources said the tragedy was a result of human error, adding that signalling was not noticed by loco pilot. Pictures from the site last evening showed the coaches derailed and people crowding around. Except the derailed and affected coaches, the site was cleared by midnight, said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
All 40 injured persons are from Andhra Pradesh and four of them are critical, updated Vizianagaram District administration. The 13 deaths were confirmed by Vizianagaram Collector Nagalakshmi this morning.
The railway minister has announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh for the family of those who died. Those who suffered serious injuries will get Rs 2.5 lakh and passengers with minor injuries will get Rs 50,000, he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed the situation and condoled the loss of lives. He announced another Rs 2 lakh assistance for the family of those who died in the accident and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
The railway minister also spoke to Chief Minister YSR Jagan Mohan Reddy. Mr Reddy expressed deep shock over the accident and ordered all arrangements to be made to ensure treatment of the injured. He has also sought time-to-time update on the incident.
The war room in Delhi railway ministry is monitoring the situation, said the Railways source. The East Coast Railway has released helpline numbers (Bhubaneswar – 0674-2301625, 2301525, 2303069, and Waltair – 0891-2885914.)
Divisional Railway Manager Saurabh Prasad, who visited the accident site, said last night the final death figure could be ascertained after the coaches are checked. He further said they are in the process of separating the entangled coaches and would get a clearer picture once that is done.
Nearly five months ago, a horrific accident involving three trains killed over 280 passengers in Odisha. The Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train were involved in the accident on June 2 near the Bahanaga Bazar station.

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Survivors Recall Horrors Of Andhra Train Accident

Andhra Pradesh train collision: 13 Dead, 40 Injured In Andhra Train Accident, Rescue Ops On: 10 Points

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