'When will the railways come out of the slumber?': Mamata Banerjee after Andhra train accident

Mamata, a former Railway Minister, posted on X, " Another disastrous rail collision, this time in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, involving two passenger trains, and causing uptil now at least 8 deaths and injury of at least 25 more.

"Frontal collisions between trains, derailment of compartments, helpless passengers trapped in coaches and succumbing to fate: this is becoming a most unfortunate repetitive trope!! Solidarity to the kin of victims, demand for most expeditious rescue actions and inquiry forthwith!"

"When will the railways come out of the slumber?"

The death toll in the train accident that took place between Kantakapalli and Alamanda villages in Andhra Pradesh last night rose to 14.

District Collector Nagalakshmi told the media that 14 passengers have been killed in the train accident, and the bodies of 11 have been identified.

She said 32 injured are undergoing treatment in the GGH in Vizianagaram; one injured was admitted to the KG hospital and another to the NRI hospital in Visakhapatnam.

The condition of four of the injured is said to be critical, the collector informed. The collector said 54 passengers were injured in the train accident.