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19 killed as passenger train derails
Raigad(Agencies): 19 Killed as Passenger Train Derails, Nineteenpeople were killed and 120 injured when the engine and four bogies of a passenger train derailed on Konkan Railway route in Maharashtra\'s Raigad district on Sunday.
- Mishap in Raigad district in Maharashtra
- Over 120 people injured in the incident
Raigad (Agencies): Nineteenpeople were killed and 120 injured when the engine and four bogies of a passenger train derailed on Konkan Railway route in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Sunday. The accident occurred just outside a tunnel near Nidi village when the engine and four out of the 20 bogies of Diwa-Sawantwadi passenger train derailed at around 10 am between Nagothane and Roha railway stations, about 120 km from Mumbai. The death toll kept rising as more bodies and injured persons were found trapped when the overturned bogies were being removed, a police official said. Rescue operations were underway, police said.
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Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said the derailment may have occurred due to technical problems. "We are giving all possible help to the victims' families and providing medical attention to the injured," he added. Twelve bodies were sent to Nagothane primary health centre for postmortem, while seven were taken to government hospital at Roha, the police control room said.
Of the injured passengers, a majority were being treated at Roha government hospital and the rest at Nagothane primary health centre, it said. Following the mishap, services on Konkan Railway route were suspended. According to railway authorities, some trains were diverted via Panvel-Lonavala-Pune-Miraj-Londa-Madgaon and a few cancelled.
A goods train had derailed last month on the route, affecting services. The Railways ordered an inquiry and Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of the kin those killed in the accident, Rs 50,000 for the grievously hurt and Rs 10,000 for passengers who suffered minor injuries. Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar said Commissioner, Railway Safety, Chetan Bakshi will conduct the inquiry and has rushed to the site. The Chairman, along with Advisor, Health, B B Agarawal, is also visiting the accident site.
The Railways also started two helplines Thane: 022-25334840 and Panwel: 022-27468. The helpline numbers on which passengers can contact Konkan Railway are 02352-228176 / 228951 / 228954, and 022-27561721/3/4.
For the convenience of passengers, Konkan Railway has arranged for state transport buses from Konkan region to be diverted via various Konkan Railway stations on the way to Mumbai. Those passengers who have a valid train ticket for the cancelled or diverted or short-terminated trains can travel by these buses towards Mumbai. Passengers are not required to pay anything for the bus journey, railway authorities said. Refund is being paid by Konkan Railway at its various stations for those passengers who would like to cancel their journey, they said.
