Two people were killed and 20 others injured when 18 coaches of the Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district early Tuesday morning, officials reported. The accident occurred around 3:45 AM near Badabamboo, approximately 80 km from Jamshedpur, within the Chakradhatpur Division of South East Railway.
A senior SER official mentioned that rescue operations are ongoing. Both the Mumbai-Howrah Mail and a freight train were involved in the derailment. The assessment of the injured is currently underway.
The incident took place in Potobeda, located in the Kharsawan block of Seraikela-Kharsawan district, according to a local administration official.
For assistance, Indian Railways has provided the following helpline numbers:
- Tatanagar: 06572290324
- Chakradharpur: 06587 238072
- Rourkela: 06612501072, 06612500244
- Howrah: 9433357920, 03326382217
- Ranchi: 0651-27-87115
- HWH Help Desk: 033-26382217, 9433357920
- SHM Help Desk: 6295531471, 7595074427
- KGP Help Desk: 03222-293764
- CSMT Helpline Auto: 55993
- P&T: 022-22694040
- Mumbai: 022-22694040
- Nagpur: 7757912790
