Summary:
India woke up with a sad news of a major train accident in which 13 coaches of the Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express derailed in Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh, resulting death of 3 passengers and many injured.
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By - Alok Verma
India woke up with a sad news of a major train accident in which 13 coaches of the Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express derailed in Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh, resulting death of 3 passengers and many injured.
Immediate rescue and relief operations started and an inquiry ordered into the derailment of Vasco De Gama - Patna Express at Manikpur, UP.
My sincere condolences to the families of the deceased.
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) November 24, 2017
Following the tradition, Railways has announced compensations and an enquiry.
Meanwhile, the concern of safety is mounting with the every unfortunate train accident.
#VascoDaGama-Patna Express derailment Helpline numbers- Railway: 05322226276, #Chitrakoot police control room: 05198236800, Jabalpur: 0761-2677746, Katni: 07622-297468, Satna: 07672-228510, #Patna: 0612-2206967, Mughalsarai: 05412-254148 pic.twitter.com/nyswbHfmy0
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) November 24, 2017
Now, the question is why Railways authorities are helpless to stop the accidents?
Recently, such unfortunate incidents cost Suresh Prabhu his job and new Minister Piyush Goyal is also facing the same challenges.
Sadly, the entire system seems to appear helpless controlling train accidents.
Here is the list of major accidents in 2017:
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Utkal Express derailment on August 18, 2017 in which at least 23 people were died and over 40 others injured.
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