Train Accident: 18 coaches of train number 12810 Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Tuesday morning. Two people are reported dead in the incident. At the same time, 20 passengers were injured. Out of the total injured, five people have suffered minor injuries and they were treated on the spot itself. However, some passengers have been admitted to the hospital. This train, which left Howrah on Monday night, met with an accident on Tuesday morning. Chakradharpur Railway Division PRO said that arrangements are being made for the train to send the passengers.
Police said that the accident took place at 3:45 am near Barabas, about 80 km from Jamshedpur. This place is very close to West Singhbhum. 18 out of 22 coaches of Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed near Barabas. One passenger died in coach B4. At the same time, it is being reported that another person is trapped in the same coach. It has been told that there were a total of 16 passenger coaches, one was a pantry car, while one was a power car. Medical assistance was provided to the injured in Barabas. They are now being taken to Chakradharpur for better treatment. He said that the rescue operation is going on.
#WATCH | Jharkhand: Train No. 12810 Howara-CSMT Express derailed near Chakradharpur, between Rajkharswan West Outer and Barabamboo in Chakradharpur division at around 3:45 am.
Two people have lost their lives so far.
(Visuals from the spot) pic.twitter.com/zYvhUHI9cV
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An administrative official said that this railway accident took place at Potobeda in Kharsawan block of Seraikela-Kharsawan district. A spokesperson of the South-Eastern Railway said that a goods train also derailed near the spot. However, it is not clear whether these incidents happened at the same time or at different times.
#WATCH | Jharkhand: Train no 12810 Howrah-Mumbai derailed near Chakradharpur. 6 passengers sustained injuries, out of them five with minor injuries were treated on the spot. One passenger has been admitted to the hospital. No death has been reported so far. Additional… pic.twitter.com/L3iaePHpfv
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Tatanagar: 06572290324
Chakradharpur: 06587 238072
Rourkela: 06612501072, 06612500244
Howrah: 9433357920, 03326382217
Ranchi: 0651-27-87115.
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Divisional Commissioner of West Singhbhum, Kuldeep Chaudhary, said that two people have died in the incident, while 20 people are injured. A team of NDRF has been called for relief and rescue work. The place where this incident happened is close to the borders of West Singhbhum and Saraikela-Kharsawan.
A help desk has been set up at Howrah Railway Station following the derailment of the Howrah-Mumbai Express near Chakradharpur in Jharkhand.
