"At present, we have 28 bodies left with us. We are waiting for direction from the Railway Ministry, in coordination with the State Government," AIIMS Bhubaneswar Medical Superintendent, Dillip Kumar Parida, said while speaking to ANI.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has today filed a chargesheet against three Railway Officials in the court of Special Judicial Magistrate, Bhubaneswar who were arrested on July 7, 2023, and are presently in judicial custody in an on-going investigation of the case related to train
28 survivors of the Madurai train accident will be boarding a Lucknow-bound Indigo flight from Madurai at 2:30 PM on Sunday in order to reach their respective home towns.
The mortal remains of nine victims who died in a fire accident at a party coach stationed in Madurai yard on Saturday were brought to Lucknow airport on Sunday.
A statutory inquiry into the Madurai train coach fire incident will be held on Sunday under Southern Circle Railway Safety Commissioner, B.Guganesan, chief public relations officer of Southern Railway informed through an official statement.
"Nine people died in the train accident. We have identified six of them. A case has been registered in this regard. Illegal LPG was brought on the train. I hope the Railway Department will take steps to prevent such incidents in the future," he said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of the deceased in Madurai train accident on Saturday morning claiming Nine lives.
As per the official, the IDS will help detect elephants approaching the railway tracks and an alert will be sent to the local pilot, station master, also station manager and the accident can be prevented.
The IDS will help detect elephants approaching the railway tracks and alert railway officials and loco pilots, ensuring the train speed gets reduced and thereby avert elephant deaths informs.