Lucknow/Gonda/New Delhi : Eight coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express travelling from Chandigarh to Dibrugarh derailed between Motiganj and Jhilahi stations in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Four people died and 20 others were injured in the accident. The loco pilot of the train claimed that he heard a loud explosion before the accident. Meanwhile, a senior Railway Board official said that the possibility of a conspiracy cannot be ruled out, the investigation will reveal the truth.

The train met with an accident at 2:35 pm, just 10 minutes after it left Gonda. Out of the 8 derailed coaches, 5 coaches overturned. One coach overturned after travelling quite a distance. The AC coach was badly damaged.

Compensation : The families of the deceased will be given a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each, the seriously injured will be given Rs 2.5 lakh each and the other injured will be given Rs 50,000 each.

Helpline number released: The dead and injured have been evacuated by the rescue team. Helpline numbers 8957400965 (Lucknow), 8957409292 (Gonda) and 05512209169 (Gorakhpur) have been issued. Due to the accident, the routes of 10 trains were changed.

10 trains including Katihar-Amritsar Express, Amrapali Express, Jammu Tawi-Amarnath Express and Guwahati-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express are being operated by diverting the route.

Lack of caution orders and error in tracking can also be the reason
According to the railway document, a caution order was issued on July 17 to repair the railway track on the Gonda-Mankapur section. In this, passenger trains were run at a speed of 20 kilometers. The engineering department of the railway issues the above orders to change and repair the railway track. On Thursday, due to the absence of any caution order, this express train met with an accident while running at its maximum speed. The reason could also be a fault in the track.

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