Two people died and 20 others were injured after 18 coaches of the Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Tuesday morning.
According to Indian Railway officials, the accident occurred around 3:45 am near Badabamboo, around 80 km from Jamshedpur. "Ten to twelve coaches of the Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed near Badabamboo. Six passengers were injured in the accident and provided medical aid in Badabamboo. They are now being taken to Chakradharpur for better treatment," a senior SER official said.
The derailed bogies included 16 were passenger coaches, one power car and one pantry car, he said.
The Railway officials added that all had been given first aid by the Railway medical team.
Though the reason for the accident is unclear, there are reports that a freight train was also involved in the mishap. SER spokesperson Om Prakash Charan confirmed there was another derailment of a goods train nearby, but it was not yet clear whether the two accidents occurred concurrently.
The SER cancelled a few express and passenger trains on Tuesday owing to the accident, including 22861 Howrah-Titlagarh-Kantabanji Ispat Express and 12021 Howrah-Barbil Janshatabdi Express. Some other trains were either short-terminated or diverted owing to the accident near Barabamboo station, the official said.
The Indian Railway has also issued a helpline in connection with the Howrah-CSMT Express Derailment.
Tatanagar : 06572290324
Chakradharpur: 06587 238072
Rourkela: 06612501072, 06612500244
Howrah: 9433357920, 03326382217
Ranchi: 0651-27-87115.
HWH Help Desk: 033-26382217, 9433357920.
SHM Help Desk: 6295531471, 7595074427 KGP
Help Desk: 03222-293764
CSMT Helpline Auto no 55993 P&T 022-22694040
Mumbai: 022-22694040
Nagpur: 7757912790
