One person was killed and seven others injured as an express train derailed in Odisha's Cuttack district on Sunday, officials said. Pics/PTI
Updated on : 30 March,2025 05:39 PM IST | Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Rescue operation underway after 11 coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli in Cuttack district of Odisha. Pics/PTI
Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra said
Cuttack's District Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, who oversaw the rescue operation, said, "One person died and seven others were injured in the accident," according to the PTI
He said that some passengers also fell ill after the accident because of the heatwave conditions prevailing in the area
"They were treated at a temporary health camp set up at the accident site. Some people who received minor injuries in the accident were also given first aid, declared fit to travel. Around 15 people were given first aid at the health camp," he said
SCB MCH's Administrative Officer Subhas Chandra Ray said, "The one person who died is a male. Among the seven injured, three are men and four women," according to the PTI
