Two people died and 20 others were injured after the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express train derailed near Gonda station in between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway station under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway around 2.37 pm on Thursday.
As many as 4-5 coaches of the train from the front got derailed. After getting the information, the medical team, along with senior officials from the Lucknow division of NER immediately rushed to the site.
Helpline numbers have already been activated at various stations of NFR. Rescue operations are under way and authorities are continuing their investigation into the cause of the derailment and are working to restore normal rail operations as swiftly as possible.