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Seven railway officials suspended in Andhra Pradesh train accident

Seven officials, including two loco drivers, have been suspended by the Railways in connection with last Tuesday's rail mishap in Andhra Pradesh that claimed 25 lives.

The May 22 accident of Hubli-B

Inquiry on into mishap

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Hours after Hampi Express hit a stationary goods train in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantpur district, leaving over two dozen people dead, the ill-fated passenger train’s driver and his assistant are being sus

When will Railways act on preventing accidents?

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Tuesday’s accident has brought the unconscionable delay in the introduction of the much needed Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) to the fore, with Railway Minister Mukul Roy unable to set a d

‘We saw them burn to death’

It was a horrifying experience for passengers to watch fellow travellers burn inside the tragedy hit Hampi Express. People looked on helplessly as passengers stuck in the fire-hit bogie of the train c

No courage to save the others: Survivor

“I understood that something was wrong when the driver pulled the brake thrice. When the train stopped with a loud bang, I got down only to see a fellow passengers burning and screaming for help. I co

Horror on the rail track

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In one of the most horrifying rail accidents in recent times, 26 people were killed and over 45 injured, as the Hampi Express, which left Hubli at 6 pm on Monday, hit the rear portion of the stationar

26 killed in train smash

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In one of the most horrifying rail accidents in recent years, 26 people were killed — many of them burnt alive — and over 45 injured as the Hubli-Bengaluru Hampi Express rammed into a parked goods tra

Gory sight to see people aflame, say passengers

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It was an unbearable and gory sight to see fellow passengers burning and screaming for help as they stood helpless due to the searing heat, said shocked passengers of the mishap-hit Hampi Express.

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24 died as Hampi Express rams into goods train in AP

24 people were killed, at least 16 of them charred to death, and over 40 others injured when the driver
of the Bangaluru-bound Hampi Express apparently overshot the signal and rammed into the rear of a stationary goods train in Anantapur district in the wee hours today.

Railways ready to provide jobs to kin of deceased: Mukul Roy

Railway Minister Mukul Roy on Tuesday said Railways was ready to provide employment to the next of the kin of those killed in the rail mishap at Penakonda in Andhra Pradesh.

"It is a very sad inciden

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