Six dead, 18 injured in train accident in Andhra’s Vizianagaram

VIZIANAGARAM (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 29 (ANI): At least six people died and 18 were injured when coaches derailed after Visakhapatnam-Ragada passenger train hit a Visakhapatnam-Ragada train travelling on the same route in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening, officials said.

“Six people died and 18 injured in the Andhra Pradesh train accident,” Deepika, SP, Vizianagaram said.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan ordered to take immediate relief measures and to send as many ambulances as possible from Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli.

సమీప జిల్లాలైన విశాఖపట్నం, అనకాపల్లి నుంచి వీలైనన్ని అంబులెన్స్‌లను పంపించి, దగ్గరలో ఉన్న ఆస్పత్రుల్లో వైద్యం అందించేందుకు అన్నిరకాల ఏర్పాట్లు చేయాలని ముఖ్యమంత్రి సూచించారు. ఘటనకు సంబంధించి వివరాలను ఎప్పటికప్పుడు తనకు నివేదించాలన్నారు.
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— CMO Andhra Pradesh (@AndhraPradeshCM) October 29, 2023

“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,” Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Office posted on X (Formerly Twitter).

https://x.com/AndhraPradeshCM/status/1718647975982059914?s=20

“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 stated.
Further details are awaited. (ANI)