CPRO North Eastern Railway Pankaj Kumar on Friday confirmed that as many as three people have been killed in the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment. Seven have been critically injured and five people have sustained minor injuries.
Divisional Railway Manager of North-Eastern Railway Aditya Kumar on Friday said that around 800 railway personnel carried out the restoration work after the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed in Gonda.
The General Manager of North Eastern Railway, Saumya Mathur on Friday said that the restoration work is underway, adding that within a few hours, the upline will be restored.
The restoration work is underway at the site of the accident after the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed in Gonda, claiming the lives of three people and injuring 30.
Three people died and 20 others were injured after the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh express derailed near Gonda station in between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway station under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway at about 2:37pm
After the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment, which claimed two lives, North Eastern Railway General Manager Saumya Mathur announced that an ex-gratia relief of Rs 10 lakh would be provided to the family of deceased.
After the Kanchenjunga train mishap this year, which claimed 10 lives, another train accident happened on Tuesday when the Dibrugarh Express derailed near Jhilahi Railway Station in Gonda, where two people were killed and at least twenty sustained injuries.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed shock and concern over the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express accident that occurred in Uttar Pradesh today.
Reacting to the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment, Medical Superintendent (MS), SMC Gonda, Dr M W Khan on Thursday said that nine injured people have been admitted to the hospital. Out of them, three have been critically injured and, consequently, referred to Lucknow for further treatm
Following the derailment of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express train in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh demanded resignation of Union Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.