11 coaches of Seemanchal Express derail in Bihar, seven dead: Govt
Patna, Feb 3 (IBNS): The Ministry of Railways on Sunday confirmed that 11 rear most coaches of Seemanchal Express got derailed at SahadaiBuzurg Station in Bihar leaving seven passengers dead.
Out of 11 derailed coaches, three coaches of the Delhi-bound train are reported to have capsized.
The derailment occurred on Barauni- Bachhwara-Hajipur Single Line in Sonpur division of the East Central Railways near Sahadai Buzurg at around 3:52 am on Sunday.
Releasing an official statement, the Railways confirmed that: "In this unfortunate incident, 07 passengers lost their lives, 03 passengers got grievously injured and 27 passengers sustained simple injuries in this fateful accident."
Minister for Railways & Coal Piyush Goyal, has announced ex gratia of Rs. 5 Lakhs each to the next of kin of the deceased, Rs.1 lakh to grievously injured and Rs.50,000/- to persons who sustained simple injuries.
Commissioner of Railway Safety/Eastern Circle shall conduct an inquiry into this accident.
Upon receiving the news about this accident, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board, Senior Railway Board officials, General Manager, East Central Railway, DRM Sonpur and other senior officers rushed to the accident site.
The injured were taken to nearby hospitals
Relief measures by the Ministry of Railways:
- SPARME (Self propelled accident relief train and medical equipment) & Accident Relief Trains (ART) reached the site.
- Unaffected 12 coaches cleared from site along with passengers & is moved to Danapur where additional coaches will be attached and the special train will move for Anand Vihar Terminal.
- All the injured passengers have been moved to nearby Hospitals, District Hospitals and Railway Hospital.
- Adequate number of Doctors are available at site. Ambulances have been pressed into service.
- All medical expenses of the injured passengers will be borne by Railways.
- Adequate free catering arrangements have been made at site, Patna, Hajipur and at hospitals for passengers. Commercial officers with teams are deployed at Hajipur & Danapur to take care.
- Arrangements for refunds to the passengers who do not continue their journey have been ensured at different stations.
- Rescue operation is completed.
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