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== Investigation ==
== Investigation ==
According to [[Andhra Pradesh]] Chief Minister [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] investigation of the accident started on 22. January. Director General of Police K.B. Singh there is no evidence that there was sabotage of the track involved as stated earlier by some unnamed railway officials. The Railway Safety Commissioner will probe the accident, too.<ref name="1:"/>
According to [[Andhra Pradesh]] Chief Minister [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] investigation of the accident started on 22. January. Director General of Police K.B. Singh said, there is no evidence that there was sabotage of the track involved as stated earlier by some unnamed railway officials. The Railway Safety Commissioner will probe the accident, too.<ref name="1:"/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:54, 22 January 2017

Kuneru train derailment
Scheduled train route
Kuneru Station falls between RGDATooltip Rayagada railway stationVZMTooltip Vizianagaram railway station.
Details
Date21 January 2017
11:00 p.m. local time
(16:30 UTC, 21 January) (Indian Standard Time UTC+05:30)
LocationKuneru, Andhra Pradesh
CountryIndia
LinePart of Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line
OperatorEast Coast Railway zone
Incident typeDerailment
CauseUnder investigation
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths39+
Injured≈200

On 21 January 2017, the Hirakhand express 18448, a scheduled passenger train from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar, derailed near Kuneru, Vizianagaram, India, resulting in at least 39 deaths and more than 200 injuries.[1][2]

Accident

The diesel engine of the train and nine coaches derailed at Saturday around 11 pm.[3]

Aftermath

Investigation

According to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu investigation of the accident started on 22. January. Director General of Police K.B. Singh said, there is no evidence that there was sabotage of the track involved as stated earlier by some unnamed railway officials. The Railway Safety Commissioner will probe the accident, too.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "23 killed as Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derails". The Economic Times of India. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Hirakhand Express derails in AP; 25 fear killed, 200 others injured". The Deccan Chronicle. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derails LIVE updates: 39 dead, Railways suspect sabotage; Suresh Prabhu meets victims' family". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2017-01-22.