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6 killed, several injured after two trains collide in Andhra
Vizianagaram/UNI: At least six people were killed and several others were injured on Sunday after a passenger train collided with another passenger train near Alamanda-Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.
Railway officials said that the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train halted on the track and was waiting for a signal.
At the same time, the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train dashed the stationary train in the rear end. According to the information available, six passengers have been killed and over 40 injured.
Andhra Pradesh: 6 dead after two passenger train collided near Alamanda-Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram district. pic.twitter.com/DPyB4qGTfi
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Rescue operations have been taken up in a big way. The electrical wires snapped, and three bogies derailed in the accident. The railway authorities set up a helpline with phone numbers.
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