One person was killed and seven others injured as an express train derailed in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Sunday, officials said.

Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra said.

Cuttack’s District Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, who oversaw the rescue operation, said, “One person died and seven others were injured in the accident.” He said that some passengers also fell ill after the accident because of the heatwave conditions prevailing in the area.

“They were treated at a temporary health camp set up at the accident site. Some people who received minor injuries in the accident were also given first aid, declared fit to travel. Around 15 people were given first aid at the health camp,” he said.

Shinde said the seven people, whose injuries were serious, were admitted to the state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCB MCH) in Cuttack.

“All of them are stable,” he said.

SCB MCH’s Administrative Officer Subhas Chandra Ray said, “The one person who died is a male. Among the seven injured, three are men and four women.” An officer of the Odisha Fire Service, which along with the NDRF assisted the railways following the accident, said the rescue operation has been completed.

Text&Video: PTI

Published on March 30, 2025