At least five people were run over and one was seriously injured by the Konark Express in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh late on Monday night, police said. They were passengers of a Guwahati-bound superfast express and had got down onto the adjoining railway track in Batuva village when their train stopped due to a technical problem, they said.
The Konark Express was coming from the opposite direction and ran over these six people, they said. "So far, we have identified six bodies. The Government Railway Police are reaching the accident spot to ascertain if there are more casualties," Superintendent of Police, Srikakulam, G R Radhika told.
Chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of the deceased. An official told News18 that two of the deceases have been identified as residents of Assam. “Attempts are being made to trace the other three, who are from another state,” the official added.
The injured man was brought to Srikakulam on the same train and was rushed to RIMS Hospital for treatment.
(With PTI inputs)
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