Probe has been ordered in Bihar train derailment: Sushil Modi
ABP News Bureau
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03 Feb 2019 11:57 AM (IST)
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At least seven people were killed and 27 others injured when 11 coaches of the Delhi-bound Seemanchal Express derailed on Sunday in Bihar's Vaishali district, officials said.
Railway Ministry spokesperson Smita Vats Sharma told IANS: "Eleven coaches of the Seemanchal Express derailed at 3.58 a.m. near the Sahadai Bujurg station."
She said that three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were carrying out rescue and relief operations and an inquiry has been ordered into the cause of derailment.
The inquiry will be carried out by Commissioner Rail Safety (Eastern Circle) Latif Khan, Sharma added.
Railway Ministry spokesperson Smita Vats Sharma told IANS: "Eleven coaches of the Seemanchal Express derailed at 3.58 a.m. near the Sahadai Bujurg station."
She said that three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were carrying out rescue and relief operations and an inquiry has been ordered into the cause of derailment.
The inquiry will be carried out by Commissioner Rail Safety (Eastern Circle) Latif Khan, Sharma added.