No respite from railway accidents, 3 dead in fresh derailment of Panta-bound Vasco Da Gama Express
Three people were killed and at least nine persons left injured after a Patna-bound train derailed near Manikpur railway station in Uttar Pradesh early this morning, police said. Thirteen coaches of the Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express derailed at 4.18 am after it left the Manikpur station, less than 12 hours after a bolero collided with a passenger train near Lucknow killing four and injuring two.
The deceased have been identified as father-son duo, Ram Swaroop Patel and his son Deepak. They were both from Bettiah district of Bihar and died on the spot. The third person died at a hospital.
North Central Railway PRO Amit Malviya told that the coaches which jumped off the rails were coaches numbered S3-S11, two general coaches and two extra coaches. He added that the injured have been rushed to the hospital and rescue operations are underway.He further said that a medical train had reached the spot and by 5.20 am, an accident relief train was dispatched to the spot.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expresses sadness at the tragedy.
Chitrakoot Superintendent of Police Pratap Gopendra Singh said a man and his six-year-old son from Bettiah district of Bihar died on the spot while the third person died at a hospital. Two of the injured are said to be serious.
Anil Saxena, the Railway spokesperson, said medical relief is being provided to the injured. “Patients have been admitted to Manikpur and Chitrakoot Hospital and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has been closely monitoring the situation. Ashwani Lohani, railway board chairman, has been asked to rush to the spot,” he said.
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Railway officials are on the spot and investigating the reasons that led to the accident. According to Additional Director General (Law and Order), Anand Kumar, fractured railway track could have derailed the coaches. The incident has disrupted the movement of trains on the Patna-Allahabad route.