Sanjay Gupta. Latehar. A major train accident took place near Kumandih station of Dhanbad division on Friday evening. Four passengers died tragically in the accident. On hearing the rumour of fire in Ranchi Sasaram Intercity Express, some passengers jumped off the train and got hit by a goods train coming from the other side. Four passengers died in the accident. Many passengers are injured. The incident took place between Hehegada Kumandih railway station of Latehar district. A woman is also among the dead while a child was injured.
According to the information, train number 18635 Ranchi-Sasaram Express was passing through this route at its scheduled time. After passing Latehar station, a rumour spread that the train had caught fire. By then the train had reached Kumandih railway station. On receiving the news of the fire, there was chaos in the train. People standing near the gate of the train tried to save their lives and jumped off the train. Meanwhile, the passengers were hit by a goods train coming from the down line.
According to the information, three people including a woman were hit by the train and died on the spot. No one has been identified. As soon as the information was received, the district administration reached Latehar railway station. All the bodies were taken to Daltonganj by the same train. The injured child was treated at Sadar Hospital, Latehar and then referred to RIMS. During this time, the Garib Rath Express train stopped at Latehar for about one and a half hours. Police vehicles and ambulances were stationed at Latehar railway station.
Helpline numbers have been issued to obtain information related to the incident at Kumandih station of Dhanbad division:
1. Commercial Control, Dhanbad – 0326-2209880
2. Dhanbad Station – 8756997647
3. Daltonganj Station – 79091092320
4. Barwadih Station – 7485808559
5. Kumandih Station – 7541813230
6. Garhwa Road Station – 7091092319
The Divisional Railway Manager of Dhanbad Division said that this incident happened at around 8 pm at Kumandih Railway Station of Dhanbad Division. We are trying to gather more information.
Three dead bodies have been identified
Three of the deceased in Kumandi train accident have been identified. Deceased Manju Devi, wife of Deepak Prasad, was returning from Nasriganj, Bihar Puri after a trip. Deceased Nandlal Shukla was returning from Bairia Chowk, Medininagar, Ranchi after getting treatment. One of the deceased has not been identified yet.
Tags: Dhanbad news, Indian Railways, Jharkhand news
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 14, 2024, 23:02 IST