Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has expressed his grief over the death of two people from Odisha in train accident in Jharkhand.
“Deeply saddened to know the death of two people from Odisha following the derailment of Mumbai-Howrah Mail in Jharkhand. My thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost their loved ones. Wishing speedy recovery of those who sustained injuries”, Naveen wrote on his ‘X’ handle.
Deeply saddened to know the death of two people from #Odisha following the derailment of Mumbai-Howrah Mail in #Jharkhand. My thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost their loved ones. Wishing speedy recovery of those who sustained injuries.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) July 30, 2024
Two persons were killed and 50 others injured after 18 coaches of a train bound for Mumbai derailed in Jharkhand on Tuesday.
The Howrah-CSMT Express (train number 12810) derailed between Rajkharsawan and Badabambo stations at around 4 a.m., 80 km from Jamshedpur in the Chakradharpur railway division of Jharkhand.
The train operations on the Tatanagar-Chakradharpur section of the South Eastern Railway have been completely halted due to the accident.
Several trains have been cancelled, and some are being run on alternative routes.