Cuttack, March 31 -- One person was killed and seven others injured as an express train derailed in Odisha's Cuttack district on Sunday after 11 coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am. The train was heading to Kamakhya station in Assam's Guwahati from Bengaluru.
Cuttack's District Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, who oversaw the rescue operation, said, "One person died and seven others were injured in the accident." He said some passengers also fell ill after the accident because of the heat wave conditions prevailing in the area.
"They were treated at a temporary health camp set up at the accident site. Some people who received minor injuries in the accident were also given f...