32 killed as train derails near Vizianagaram

Visakhapatnam | Sunday | 22nd January, 2017

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Also Read Modi condoles loss of lives in Vizianagaram train tragedyThe toll could go higher as many are believed to be trapped in S-8 and S-9 coaches, which were badly damaged in the accident. Rescue workers examine a derailed coach of Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express near Vizianagaram on Sunday. Injured rushed to Rayagad, Parvatipuram and VizagThe injured persons are being shifted to hospitals in Rayagada, Parvathipuram and Visakhapatnam. A relief train from Visakhapatnam has rushed to the spot. Photo: Special Arrangement | Photo Credit: K.

Srinivasa Raomore-inThirty-two passengers were killed and over 55 injured when nine bogeys of Jagdalpur–Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed near Kuneru Railway Station in Komarada mandal of Vizianagaram district around 11.30 p.m.

on Saturday..