13 Dead, 40 Injured In Andhra Pardesh Train Accident
October 30, 2023 - PatialaPolitics
13 Dead, 40 Injured In Andhra Pardesh Train Accident
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.