No less than 11 individuals were killed and in excess of 60 harmed after two trains crashed on the Howrah-Chennai line in Vizianagaram locale of Andhra Pradesh on October 29 night, Rail route DRM Saurrabh Prasad and Vizianagaram Gatherer S. Nagalakshmi said on (Monday) October 30.

Ms. Nagalakshmi told The Hindu that 40 travelers got serious wounds in the train mishap. State of the four patients was serious and unique consideration was being taken to save their live, she said.
A senior railroad official said the harmed were being moved to emergency clinics in Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram.
In a post on X, Rail line Pastor Ashwini Vaishnaw said the public authority has reported ex-gratia installments for the people in question.

“All harmed moved to emergency clinics. Ex-gratia pay dispensing began — Rs 10 Lakh in the event of death, Rs 2 Lakh towards deplorable and Rs 50,000 for minor wounds,” he said on the microblogging site.

Prior at night, Vizianagaram DRO said that eight people had kicked the bucket and 32 were harmed in the train mishap in Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh. Salvage activities with police and income office are in progress.

A back impact of two trains — 08532 Visakhapatnam-Palasa traveler with 08504 Visakhapatnam-Rayagada traveler — at Kantakapalli in the Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam line, occurred at around 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 29.

The harmed people have been owned up to Tirumala emergency clinic, NRI medical clinic in Vizianagaram (Town) and a couple of others have been conceded MIMS clinic in Nellimarla, Vizianagaram.

One NDRF and two SDRF groups arrived at the area to do the salvage and help activity.

Tending to the media from the spot around 11.40 p.m., DRM Saurabh Prasad said that an enquiry would be arranged.

Dr. Sarthak Sarangi, DIGP, FS said, “Odisha Fire and Crisis administration have sent their faculty under the charge of AFO Jeypore to Vizianagaram for salvage activities at the mishap site.”

Vizianagaram Gatherer S. Nagalakshmi said that three ambulances were organized promptly to move the casualties to Kothavalasa Region Clinic and Lord George Medical clinic of Visakhapatnam.

As indicated by her, Vizianagaram Area Clinical and Wellbeing Office groups would arrive at the spot to give speedy treatment to the harmed.

State head Narendra Modi had declared an ex-gratia of ₹10 Lakh if there should arise an occurrence of death, ₹2 Lakh towards horrifying wounds and ₹50,000 for minor wounds.

The Income, Streets and Structures and Move divisions have been coordinated to partake in salvage tasks in relationship with the Railroads.

Divisional Rail route Administrator Saurabh Prasad arrived at the spot and directed the alleviation tasks. Mishap alleviation prepares likewise arrived at the site. He had before affirmed that 10 travelers were harmed yet was cautious on the passings, expressing it was at this point to be discovered.

Indian Red Cross Society administrator K.R.D. Prasada Rao said that neighborhood volunteers were approached to stretch out administrations to the patients and give data to their relatives and family members right away.