Hirakhand Express derailment: 18 bodies identified
Visakhapatnam, Jan.22 : Bodies of 18 victims, including that of six women, have been identified, Additional Divisional Railway Manager Ajay Arora said here today. The injured were admitted to various hospitals in Parvathipuram, Rayagadaa and Vizianagaram and King George Hospital Visakhapatnam where the condition of some of them was stated to be serious, he said.
Those identified are: M Krishna (35), P Srinu (25), B Kamala (50), Gayatri Sahu (14), Dilip K R Routh (51), T L Mainj (45), Somu Annamma, Vishnu Prasad Sahu, Rajannyak (18), Subhash Ch Sahu (60), S Renuka, P Poli (35), Josodha Pandit, Ram Prasad Pandit, K Revathi (16), Mondal Balram, Suba Barati Sahu and Tapan Kumar Pradahn (26), Arora said. Efforts are on to identify the remaining bodies, the officer said.
Railway helpline numbers
Vizianagaram: 83331, 83332, 83333, 83334, 08922-221202, 08922-221206 Visakhapatnam: 83003, 83005, 83006, 0891-2746344, 0891-2746330, 08500358610, 08500358712
Rayagada: 06856-223400, 06856-223500, 09439741181, 09439741071, 07681878777 Khurda: 0674 2490670. Bhubaneswar station: 06742543360
Behrampur station: 06802229632
An official of East Coast Railway said one mobile train reached the accident site. The injured were shifted to hospitals nearby. The rescue and relief operations were underway. As there was complete darkness at the accident site, it took time for authorities to launch rescue and relief operations. "All rescue and relief apparatus mobilized immediately," Ministry of railways tweeted. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu was personally monitoring the situation. He directed senior officials to reach to the site immediately, ensure prompt rescue and relief operations. Railway officials from nearby stations rushed to the site to monitor rescue operations.
The train had departed from Jagdalpur at 3 p.m. on Saturday and was scheduled to reach Bhubaneswar at 8.25 a.m. on Sunday. The train ran off the track minutes after it entered Andhra Pradesh from Odisha. The train passes through part of north coastal Andhra before re-entering Odisha.
In November 2016, 149 people died after 14 coaches of the Patna-Indore Express derailed near Pukhraya station in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district. In December 2016, over 60 passengers were injured, some seriously, when 15 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed near Kanpur. Railways have set up helplines at various stations in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha to provide information about the accident.
Those identified are: M Krishna (35), P Srinu (25), B Kamala (50), Gayatri Sahu (14), Dilip K R Routh (51), T L Mainj (45), Somu Annamma, Vishnu Prasad Sahu, Rajannyak (18), Subhash Ch Sahu (60), S Renuka, P Poli (35), Josodha Pandit, Ram Prasad Pandit, K Revathi (16), Mondal Balram, Suba Barati Sahu and Tapan Kumar Pradahn (26), Arora said. Efforts are on to identify the remaining bodies, the officer said.
Railway helpline numbers
Vizianagaram: 83331, 83332, 83333, 83334, 08922-221202, 08922-221206 Visakhapatnam: 83003, 83005, 83006, 0891-2746344, 0891-2746330, 08500358610, 08500358712
Rayagada: 06856-223400, 06856-223500, 09439741181, 09439741071, 07681878777 Khurda: 0674 2490670. Bhubaneswar station: 06742543360
Behrampur station: 06802229632
An official of East Coast Railway said one mobile train reached the accident site. The injured were shifted to hospitals nearby. The rescue and relief operations were underway. As there was complete darkness at the accident site, it took time for authorities to launch rescue and relief operations. "All rescue and relief apparatus mobilized immediately," Ministry of railways tweeted. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu was personally monitoring the situation. He directed senior officials to reach to the site immediately, ensure prompt rescue and relief operations. Railway officials from nearby stations rushed to the site to monitor rescue operations.
The train had departed from Jagdalpur at 3 p.m. on Saturday and was scheduled to reach Bhubaneswar at 8.25 a.m. on Sunday. The train ran off the track minutes after it entered Andhra Pradesh from Odisha. The train passes through part of north coastal Andhra before re-entering Odisha.
In November 2016, 149 people died after 14 coaches of the Patna-Indore Express derailed near Pukhraya station in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district. In December 2016, over 60 passengers were injured, some seriously, when 15 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed near Kanpur. Railways have set up helplines at various stations in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha to provide information about the accident.