Train derailment in UP& Odisha: 4 train accidents in 12 hours kill 7, injure 11
Author yuvamind
NEW DELHI: According to report, on November 24, Friday, Four trains have derailed in less than 12 hours in Uttar Pradesh and Odisha state in which at least seven passengers have been killed while more than 11 passengers injured. Three of the four accidents occurred in the state of Uttar Pradesh and one in Odisha.
There were two derailments, including one in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district in which three passengers have been killed on Friday morning, one incident of an engine takes away from the wagon and a train hitting a car.
The spate of accidents began at 7.19 pm on Thursday when a local train hit a Bolero vehicle near Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, killing four people and injuring two.
The vehicle, packed with people belonging to a marriage party, was hit at Matha Bhusunda village under the Musafirkhana police station, an official said.
Then, at 4.18 am, 13 coaches of the
Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express, which was going to Patna from Goa, derailed near
Manikpur in Uttar Pradesh, killing three people, including a six-year-old boy and his father, and injuring nine.
The Patna-bound passenger train, which derailed soon after leaving the Manikpur Railway Station in Chitrakoot district, was moving slowly as a result of which casualties were less, officials said.
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“Another possible reason being cited is that due to some technical problem, emergency brakes were slammed, causing the derailment,” he said.
According to railways sources, the rail fracture was the likely cause of the derailment.
Railway minister Piyush Goyal has ordered the investigation by the Commissioner, Railway Safety.