Andhra Pradesh train collision LIVE: The crash
happened when an incoming train slammed into a stationary train, leading to
derailment of at least three rail cars.
Andhra
train accident LIVE: Two trains collided in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday (29
October). The train collision between the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train
and the Visakhapatnam-Ragada passenger train caused a derailment between the
towns of Alamanda and Kantakapalle in Andhra Pradesh. According to officials,
the accident occurred after one of the passenger trains overshot a signal.
The death toll in the Andhra
train collision reached 11 as rescue operations continue in Vizianagaram
district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
has announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh
from the PM's National Relief Fund for the next families of each dead and ₹50,000 for the injured in the
Andhra Pradesh train accident.
In June, a triple-train
collision killed nearly 300 people in Odisha state. In August at least nine
people were killed when a coach parked in southern India caught fire as a
passenger tried to make tea.
Read all the latest updates on
the Andhra Pradesh train collision here
30 Oct
2023, 11:01:59 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh train accident:
List of cancelled trains
Due to
the accident of passenger trains in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, Southern Railway
announces the list of cancelled trains:
17243-
Guntur to Rayagada
17239-Guntur
to Visakhapatnam
17267-Kakinada
Port to Visakhapatnam
17268-
Visakhapatnam to Kikinada port
07466-
Rajahmundry to Visakhapatnam
07467-Visakhapatnam
to Rajahmundry
12718-
Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam
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