Eight dead, 20 injured as trains collide in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram
Rescue operations are in full swing
Rescue operations are in full swing
Rescue operations are in full swing
Rescue operations are in full swing
At least six persons died and 18 others were injured as an Express train collided with a passenger train in Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening.
According to East Coast Railway, there was an overshoot of Palasa Express with Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train, where three coaches were involved.
Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy has ordered to take immediate relief measures and to make all kinds of arrangements in nearby hospitals to provide medical care.
"CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy ordered to take immediate relief measures and to send as many ambulances as possible from Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli, the nearest districts of Vizianagaram, and to make all kinds of arrangements in nearby hospitals to provide good medical care," the chief minister’s office said in a post on X.
"The Chief Minister has issued orders to coordinate other government departments including health, police and revenue to take quick-relief measures and ensure that the injured receive prompt medical services," the CMO further said.