Thirteen passengers have died and 123 passengers have been injured following the derailment of train no. 50105 Diva – Sawantwadi passenger train between Nagothane and Roha section in Central Railway at 0930 hrs today. Konkan Railway’s team of doctors has rushed to the accident site to assist Central Railway in providing relief to the injured passengers.
The number of dead and those injured is likely to change as the relief and rescue work progresses.
The number of passengers who have been admitted at various hospitals is as follows:
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Number of Passengers died
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10 at Nagothane hospital
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3 at Roha hospital
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Number of Injured Passengers
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61 injured at ROHA hospital, out of which 35 are male , 23 female , and 3 children
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38 injured at Nagothane Govt hospital, out of which 6 are serious
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20 injured shifted to Dhruv hospital at ROHA out of which 6 are serious
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3 passengers with simple injuries admitted in Primary Health Center at Ambewadi (near kolad)
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1 child injured admitted at Wagle hospital at Roha
The helpline numbers on which passengers can contact on Konkan Railway are 02352- 228176 / 228951 / 228954, and 022-27561721 / 3/ 4.
Inconvenience caused to the passengers is deeply regretted
