Two people were killed, while 20 others were injured, as 18 coaches of Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed after hitting a stationary goods train in Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand early on Tuesday, July 30.
As per news agency PTI, the accident occurred at 3.45 AM near Badabamboo, around 80 kilometers from Jamshedpur, under the Chakradhatpur Division of South East Railway.
The train accident was reported from Potobeda in the Kharsawan block of Seraikela-Kharsawan district, a local administration official told the news agency.
In an official statement, the Indian Railways said, "Train No. 12810 Howara-CSMT Express has derailed near Chakradharpur, between Rajkharswan West Outer and Barabamboo in Chakradharpur division."
"ARME with Staff and ADRM CKP on site. 6 persons have been injured. All have been given first aid by the Railway medical team," it said.
"Two persons were killed and 20 injured as 18 coaches of Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed near Barabamboo. Rescue operations are on and an NDRF team is rushing to the spot," West Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner Kuldeep Chaudhary, who is camping at the accident site, told PTI.
He added that the "Howrah-Mumbai train hit the stationary goods train".
Some other trains were either short-terminated or diverted owing to the accident near Barabamboo station, an official said.
The South Eastern Railway on Tuesday opened helpline numbers after the derailment of the 18 coaches of the train.
The helpline numbers are 022-22694040 for Mumbai, 08799982712 for Bhusawal, 7757912790 for Nagpur, 0657-2290324 for Tata, 06587-238072 for Chakradharpur, 0661-2501072 and 0661-2500244 for Rourkela and 06645-272530 for Jharsuguda, the SER said in a statement.
Helpline numbers for Howrah are 9433357920 and 033-26382217, and for Shalimar are 7595074427 and 6295531471 and for Kharagpur is 03222-293764, he added.
