The Kamayani Express was on its way to Mumbai when it derailed night near the town of Harda in Madhya Pradesh state, while the Janata Express was travelling in the opposite direction when it derailed soon after.
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“The prima facie cause of the incident is stated to be flash floods due to heavy rains”, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu told parliament.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the Railway Minister would like to apprise the House about the facts of the accident.
The Railway Ministry has ordered an inquiry into the twin derailments and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakhs to the next of the kin of the deceased, Rs 50,000 to grievously injured and Rs 25,000 to those who sustained minor injuries. “Somebody said that the train had fallen into a shallow river“, a passenger said. (English, 3091) “I personally monitored the situation throughout the night and coordinated relief and rescue efforts Accident relief trains and accident relief medical vans were immediately dispatched to the site”.
Saksena said at least two coaches had been partially submerged in a river.
Update as of 1:28 a.m. EDT: At least 31 people are dead after two trains in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh derailed Wednesday, Hindustan Times, a national newspaper reported.
Trivedi also said, “It is alright to upgrade India’s railway network with bullet trains or high speed trains, besides other facilities, first and foremost, there was a need to get your foundations strong”.
“Recalling the horror of the accident, the survivors said that the train shook like a tree”. “Even 10 minutes before the accident, he said, the tracks were intact and many trains had passed safely”. “Deeply pained over the loss of lives”, he tweeted.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said the rail mishap in Harda district appeared to have been caused by heavy rains which led to the base of the track getting washed away, resulting in snapping of the overhead contact of the engine.
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“A group of 20 youths, from nearby villages of Neemsara and Mandla, reached the accident site after one of them noticed a big light at one point in the Machak river and suspected something untoward might have occurred and called other villagers for help”, Vipin Patel, one of youngsters, told reporters here.
