One killed, seven injured as Bengaluru-Kamakhya Express derails in Odisha

One person was killed and seven others injured as an express train derailed in Odishas Cuttack district on Sunday officials saidEleven coaches of the SMVT BengaluruKamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 1154 am Chief Public Relations Officer CPRO of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra saidCuttacks District Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde who oversaw the rescue operation said One person died and seven others were injured in the accidentHe said that some passengers also fell ill after the accident because of the heatwave conditions prevailing in the areaThey were treated at a temporary health camp set up at the accident site Some people who received minor injuries in the accident were also given first aid declared fit to travel Around 15 people were given first aid at the health camp he saidShinde said the seven people whose injuries were serious were admitted to the staterun SCB Medical College and Hospital SCB MCH in CuttackAll of them are stable he saidSCB MCHs Administrative Officer Subhas Chandra Ray said The one person who died is a male Among the seven injured three are men and four womenAn officer of the Odisha Fire Service which along with the NDRF assisted the railways following the accident said the rescue operation has been completedThe train was heading to Kamakhya station in Assams Guwahati from BengaluruThe accident happened on the down line of the allimportant HowrahChennai route affecting railway services officials saidEfforts are being made to clear the accident site at the earliest and the up line has already been made operational they saidA special train has started its journey to Kamakhya with the stranded passengers from the accident site they addedThree trains were diverted because of the derailment These trains are Dhauli Express Neelachal Express and Purulia ExpressChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed concern over the accident and said Authorities are onsite ensuring assistance and restoring normalcy at the earliest Helplines activated for supportThe helplines are 8455885999 and 8991124238Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said two persons from his state were injured in the accident and are undergoing treatmentBoth are out of danger he said in a post on XSarma said his office was in touch with the Odisha government and the railwaysWe will reach out to each and every person who is affected he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever