2023 Andhra Pradesh train collision

2023 Andhra Pradesh train collision
The railway station of Vizianagaram district
Details
Date	29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)
Location	Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh
Country	India
Line	Howrah–Chennai main line
Operator	Indian Railways
Incident type	Signal passed at danger
Cause	Human error
Statistics
Trains	2
Deaths	14[1]
Injured	50

On 29 October 2023, two passenger trains collided with each other killing at least 14 passengers who were inside while around 50 others were injured.^[2]

Incident

At around 7 pm IST, The Vishakhapatnam-Palasa express train has stopped around Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh due to a break in an overhead cable when another train that was going from Vizag to Rayagada, Odisha crashed into it from behind. According to Indian railway officials, the crew of Vizag-Rayagada train has missed the red signal.^[3] At least 14 people were killed and around 50 others were injured.^[4]

Related pages

• 2023 Odisha train collision
• Pukhrayan train derailment

References

1. "Andhra Pradesh Train Accident News Live: 47 trains cancelled due to train accident in AP; passengers stranded". The Times of India. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
2. Sharma, Nonika, ed. (30 October 2023). "Train Accident Highlights: 14 Killed, 50 Injured As 2 Trains Collide In Andhra". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
3. Mishra, Twesh (30 October 2023). "Official: No signal tampering in Andhra train accident, loco pilot jumped red signal". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
4. "Train crash in India kills 14 people". Al Jazeera. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.