Jajpur derailment

The derailment of the train occurred in the east Indian state of Odisha.

The Jajpur derailment was a passenger train derailment that occurred at 19:45 local time (14:15 UTC) near Jajpur in the eastern state of Odisha, India, on 13 February 2009. Nine people were killed and 150 people were injured in the incident.[1] Twelve carriages belonging to the Howrah–Chennai Coromandel Express are believed to have derailed following the train's departure from Jajapur Road station near Jajapur.[2] The cause of the accident is currently unknown.

Derailment

Following initial reports that the death toll was 10,[3] two relief trains were dispatched to the scene. Eyewitnesses feared passengers were trapped in two of the derailed carriages. Medical and rescue teams from the Bhubaneswar headquarters of East Coast Railway converged on the scene of the accident and erected emergency lighting to speed up the rescue effort, which had been hampered by the dark. Local people assisted the emergency services in their rescue effort, with one local describing the accident as "horrible and serious". Union Minister of State for Railways R. Velu reached the spot on Saturday morning to take stock of the situation. A high-level inquiry had been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident, he said.[1]

Fourteen of the 27 coaches of the express train derailed approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi) from the state's capital, Bhubaneswar. Some coaches of the train were lying over each other and many people were trapped under the mangled train cars. The injured were sent to local hospitals.[1]

Reaction

The Minister said the Railways would pay Rs.500,000 each to the next of kin of those killed in the accident and a job each to the family of those killed.

Apart from providing free medical treatment, the Railways will pay Rs.50,000 each to those seriously injured and Rs.10,000 to other injured passengers.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Death toll in derailment scaled down to 9 (Night Lead)". The Hindu. 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Train crash in India 'kills 15'". BBC News. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  3. ↑ "Train derails in Odisha, 10 feared dead". NDTV. 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-13.

Coordinates: 20°16′N 85°50′E / 20.27°N 85.84°E / 20.27; 85.84

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