By Express News Service

VISAKHAPATNAM: At least eight people were reported dead and 32 persons were injured, after two trains collided in Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening, railway officials said.

At around 7 p.m, the Visakhapatnam-Palasa special passenger waiting for a signal due to a technical snag was hit by the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train coming from behind, resulting in the derailing of three bogies.

#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh train accident | Visuals of rescue operations

6 people died and 18 injured in the Andhra Pradesh train accident: Deepika, SP, Vizianagaram pic.twitter.com/5iHHzI1UWQ

— ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2023

After an alert, Waltiar Divisional Railway Manager Saurabh Prasad along with other railway officials rushed to the accident spot, and rescue operations are in full swing.

Viziangaram district administration and police department swung into action and took up relief operations.

Ambulances were rushed to the spot and the injured were shifted to different hospitals in the Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts. With a lack of power connection, the entire accident spot is in the dark hampering rescue and relief operations.

#BREAKING_NEWS #Visakhapatnam #Rayagada passenger train derails between #Alamanda & #Kantakapalle in #Vizianagaram district Sunday night. One person reported dead. Rescue operations taken up @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/pwh4bqMLVl

— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) October 29, 2023

Expressing shock over the incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed that Medical and Health,  Revenue, Police, and other department officials coordinate and carry out relief operations immediately. Governor S. Abdul Nazeer expressed anguish over the train accident

Helplines

Visakhapatnam Railway Station: 83003; 83004; 83005; and 83006

BSNL landline no: 08912746330; 08912744619

Airtel: 8106053051; 8106053052

BSNL: 8500041670; 8500041671.

KGH casualty No. 8912558494

Doctor at KGH: 8341483151 (24 hrs available)

Doctor at KGH casualty: 8688321986

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<br /> VISAKHAPATNAM: At least eight people were reported dead and 32 persons were injured, after two trains collided in Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening, railway officials said.</p> <p>At around 7 p.m, the Visakhapatnam-Palasa special passenger waiting for a signal due to a technical snag was hit by the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train coming from behind, resulting in the derailing of three bogies.</p> <p>#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh train accident | Visuals of rescue operations<br /> 6 people died and 18 injured in the Andhra Pradesh train accident: Deepika, SP, Vizianagaram pic.twitter.com/5iHHzI1UWQgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });<br /> — ANI (@ANI) October 29, 2023<br /> After an alert, Waltiar Divisional Railway Manager Saurabh Prasad along with other railway officials rushed to the accident spot, and rescue operations are in full swing.</p> <p>Viziangaram district administration and police department swung into action and took up relief operations.</p> <p>Mangled remains of the three derailed bogies.</p> <p>Ambulances were rushed to the spot and the injured were shifted to different hospitals in the Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts. With a lack of power connection, the entire accident spot is in the dark hampering rescue and relief operations.</p> <p>#BREAKING_NEWS #Visakhapatnam #Rayagada passenger train derails between #Alamanda & #Kantakapalle in #Vizianagaram district Sunday night. One person reported dead. Rescue operations taken up @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/pwh4bqMLVl<br /> — TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) October 29, 2023<br /> Expressing shock over the incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed that Medical and Health,  Revenue, Police, and other department officials coordinate and carry out relief operations immediately. Governor S. Abdul Nazeer expressed anguish over the train accident</p> <p>Helplines </p> <p>Visakhapatnam Railway Station: 83003; 83004; 83005; and 83006</p> <p>BSNL landline no: 08912746330; 08912744619</p> <p>Airtel: 8106053051; 8106053052</p> <p>BSNL: 8500041670; 8500041671.</p> <p>KGH casualty No. 8912558494</p> <p>Doctor at KGH: 8341483151 (24 hrs available)</p> <p>Doctor at KGH casualty: 8688321986 Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp<br />