Report on accident
HYDERABAD: At least 5 people have been killed and several others injured in an early morning train accident in Andhra Pradesh.
Unconfirmed reports put the number of death at 8. However, local administration and the railway authorities have confirmed two deaths as of now. The toll is likely to rise.
The accident happened when Hampi Expresscollided with a stationary goods train inPenukonda at around 3am, according to TV reports.
According to initial reports coming in, Hampi Express overshot signal and hit the goods train. It was travelling from Hubli to Bangalore.
Two bogies of Hampi Express have derailed. Several people are still trapped inside the mangled bogies of the train.
Rescue operations are underway to take out the trapped passengers. Gas cutters are being used to cut the mangled coaches.
Anil Saxena, railway PRO, said that three coaches of Hampi Express have been damaged. While two of them are second class general bogies , the third is the luggage-cum-guard coach.
The PRO claimed that all the passengers from the first coach have been rescued.
The injured passengers have been rushed to nearby hospitals.
Senior railway officials have reached the spot and are supervising the rescue operations.
Penukonda, Andhra Pradesh: At least 25 people were killed and over 30 were injured when Bangalore-bound Hampi Express collided with a goods train in Andhra Pradesh today.
The mishap occurred around 3:15 this morning when the Hampi Express, travelling from Hubli to Bangalore, rammed a stationary goods train near Penukonda station in Anantapur district.(See First Pics)
As a result of the collision, two coaches of the Hampi Express derailed and caught fire. According to reports, when the accident occurred, a police personnel travelling in the train immediately called the circle inspector. The timely information helped the police reach the site quickly. However, the fire made it difficult for them to begin rescue efforts.
Unconfirmed reports put the number of death at 8. However, local administration and the railway authorities have confirmed two deaths as of now. The toll is likely to rise.
The accident happened when Hampi Expresscollided with a stationary goods train inPenukonda at around 3am, according to TV reports.
According to initial reports coming in, Hampi Express overshot signal and hit the goods train. It was travelling from Hubli to Bangalore.
Two bogies of Hampi Express have derailed. Several people are still trapped inside the mangled bogies of the train.
Rescue operations are underway to take out the trapped passengers. Gas cutters are being used to cut the mangled coaches.
Anil Saxena, railway PRO, said that three coaches of Hampi Express have been damaged. While two of them are second class general bogies , the third is the luggage-cum-guard coach.
The PRO claimed that all the passengers from the first coach have been rescued.
The injured passengers have been rushed to nearby hospitals.
Senior railway officials have reached the spot and are supervising the rescue operations.
Penukonda, Andhra Pradesh: At least 25 people were killed and over 30 were injured when Bangalore-bound Hampi Express collided with a goods train in Andhra Pradesh today.
The mishap occurred around 3:15 this morning when the Hampi Express, travelling from Hubli to Bangalore, rammed a stationary goods train near Penukonda station in Anantapur district.(See First Pics)
As a result of the collision, two coaches of the Hampi Express derailed and caught fire. According to reports, when the accident occurred, a police personnel travelling in the train immediately called the circle inspector. The timely information helped the police reach the site quickly. However, the fire made it difficult for them to begin rescue efforts.