Two passengers died and 20 other injured in Chakradharpur train accident.

Two passengers died and 20 other injured in Chakradharpur train accident.

Ranchi July 30: Two passengers were died and more than 20 persons injured after Hawrah-Mumbai Mail (12810) collided with a goods train at Barabambo railway station under Chakradharpur division in Jharkhand on Tuesday morning.

The injured persons were rescued from the spot and taken to the nearby hospitals for the treatment.

During the mishap, around 10 coaches of Hawrah-Mumbai mail derailed. The railway officials learnt about the train accident around 4.30 am on Tuesday.

Prabhat Kumar, the DDC of Chakradhar railway division said that the two passengers died in the accident were travelling in the toilet.

“We have rescued all passengers from the train. The dead bodies of the two passengers were not recovered yet as the two coaches mangled with each other following impact of the accident. The railway officials are using gas cutters to bring out the dead bodies. The identification of the deceased are not ascertained yet,” Prabhat Kumar said.

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Following the incident, the railway officials have arranged busses to rescue the passengers and were sent to Chakradharpur railway station. Apart from that, relatives of many passengers reached the spot by their personal vehicles for the rescue as well.

The railway operation of this route is completely disrupted.

EOM.