West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday questioned the Central government over the safety and security of passengers after Dibrugarh Express train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda.
Ministry of Railways has announced Ex gratia of Rs 10 lakhs to the family of the deceased, Rs 2.5 lakhs for grievous injury and Rs 50,000 to the minor injured in the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh express rail derailment accident.
Two persons died and 20 sustained injuries after 4-5 coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Jhilahi Railway Station in Gonda, CPRO North Eastern Railway Pankaj Singh said.
Expressing grief over the Dibrugarh express train derailment that claimed two lives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that the injured have been taken to hospital and will be given a proper treatment.
Two 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 2:37 hrs.
After some coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Jhilahi Railway Station in Gonda, leaving one person injured and seven others injured, the Assam Chief Minister's office said that the Assam CM is monitoring the situation.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday offered his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the train accident in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, calling it a "very tragic incident."
Six wagons of a goods train derailed at Palghar yard in Maharashtra on Tuesday evening, resulting in disruption of traffic for Mumbai-bound trains coming from Gujarat as well as the local rail network here, Western Railway said.