Seemanchal Express derailed: 8 dead; Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia announced, PM Express shock over the accident.
9 coaches of Seemanchal Express derailed at Sahadai Buzurg in Sonpur at 3.58 am, the train was coming from Jogbani to Anand Vihar
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Seemanchal Express derailed in Vaishali in Bihar today morning. The 12487 Jogbani-Anand Vihar Terminal Seemanchal Express was running at full speed when the accident occurred.
At least EIGHT people have been killed and many were injured on Sunday morning after the Delhi-bound Seemanchal Express derailed in Vaishali district of Bihar, about 30km away from state capital Patna.
Railway officials said the accident took place at 3:58 am in Sahadai Buzurg and eleven coaches derailed. Three coaches overturned and have been completely damaged. The superfast train from Jogbani in Bihar to Delhi’s Anand Vihar Terminal was running at full speed when the accident took place, they added.
One general coach, one AC coach B3, three sleeper coaches – S8, S9, S10 – and six more coaches have derailed, said East Central Railway spokesperson Rajesh Kumar.
The Railways has said that seven people have died in the train accident and estimated the number of injured to be 24. However, it is still unclear how many are still trapped.
Six of the deceased have been identified as Ilcha Devi (66), Indira Devi (60), Shamsuddin Alam (26), Ansar Alam (19), Shaida Khatoon (40), Sudarshan Das (60), the Government Railway Police (GRP) said.
The injured were rushed to a hospital here, where the doctors referred the seriously wounded to Muzaffarpur and Patna. Teams of doctors have also rushed from Sonepur and Barauni to the accident site, officials said.
Rescue and relief operations are on for derailment of 9 coaches of Jogbani-Anand Vihar Terminal Seemanchal express at Sahadai Buzurg, Bihar.
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Railway Minister is in touch with Railway Board members and GM ECR regarding #seemanchalexpress accident. Relief and rescue operations are underway. He has expressed profound grief over the loss of innocent lives in this tragic accident and wished sa peedy recovery for the injured.
Railways would give ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of every deceased. Rs 1 lakh would be given to the grievously injured and Rs 50,000 to those who suffered simple injuries. All medical expenses will also be born by Railways
Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the derailment of coaches of the Seemanchal Express. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover quickly. Railways, NDRF, and local authorities are providing all possible assistance in the wake of the accident.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 3, 2019