Accident on the Jamtara train: A review of previous train incidents in India
At least two people were killed and others injured when a train struck them close to the Kaljariya railway crossing in the Jamtara-Karmatand region of Jharkhand.
In the Jamtara-Karmatand region of Jharkhand, a train struck two passengers on Wednesday, resulting in at least two fatalities and several injuries, according to Jamtara deputy commissioner Shashi Bhushan.
In a statement, the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed that it was “pained by the mishap in Jamtara, Jharkhand.”All of the people who have lost loved ones are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope the affected people heal quickly.”
Accident on the Jamtara train: A review of previous train incidents in India
JAMTARA TRAIN ACCIDENT
According to the deputy commissioner, two bodies have been retrieved so far.
He added that the police, district administration team, and railway officials arrived at the scene and were transporting the injured to the hospital for medical treatment.
Anant Kumar, the Jamtara sub-divisional officer (SDO), reported that the deceased were passengers who were hit by another local train after getting off close to the Kalajharia railway crossing. “The train halted at the Kalajharia railway crossing. Some passengers got out and were run over by another local train,” Kumar stated. It was learned that a few people had passed away. Two bodies have been found thus far during the search operation being carried out by the district police and RPF.
ANDRA TRAIN ACCIDENT
On October 30, last year, a train crashed in the Vizianagaram region of Andhra Pradesh, leaving at least 14 people dead and 50 injured.
A report claims that the incident happened as a result of a human error when instructions to travel a route with a malfunctioning auto signal were disregarded.
The passenger train from Visakhapatnam to Rayagada collided with the halted train from Visakhapatnam to Palasa. Among the dead were a guard from the train headed for Palasa, loco pilot S. Madhusudan Rao (53), and assistant loco pilot S. Chiranjeevi (37). The train was headed for Rayagada.
According to the investigation report, a broken signal and the previous train’s pilots’ disregard for conventional practice caused the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada train to collide with the Visakhapatnam-Palasa train from behind.
BIHAR TRAIN INCIDENT
The Bihar train disaster on October 11 in Raghunathpur left 71 people injured and at least five dead.
The superfast train carrying 23 coaches from the Anand Vihar Terminus in Delhi to Kamakhya, Assam, derailed close to Raghunathpur station in the Buxar region of Bihar.
Two top railway authorities stated that a problem in the tracks, either a rail fracture or a gap in the lines, was the reason for the derailment.
ODISHA TRAIN INCIDENT
The Coromandel Express, which was traveling towards Chennai, collided with a halted freight train near Bahanaga Bazar on June 2, 2023, in the evening.
Then, several of its derailed carriages collided with the Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express, which was heading towards Howrah; this resulted in the biggest rail tragedy to occur in India in thirty years.
There were over 1,000 injuries and 296 fatalities as a result of the catastrophe. among the deceased.