Passenger train derails in Andhra's Vizianagaram, 3 dead, over 40 hurt

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According to railway officials, three passengers were killed and over 40 were injured in the derailment..

At least three persons died and over 40 were injured after three coaches of a passenger train derailed in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district on Sunday..

In response to the accident, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy issued an order to conduct immediate relief measures and to dispatch as many ambulances as possible from Visakhapatnam and the surrounding districts of Vizianagaram to the area...

The Chief Minister also directed the railway authorities to work with other government agencies, including health, police, and revenue, to implement quick-response measures and guarantee that the injured receive prompt medical attention...

This incident occurs months after the Coromandel Express collided with a stalled goods train at Balasore's Bahanaga Bazar station on June 2. The tragedy killed at least 288 individuals and injured over 1100 more...

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