Utkal Express derailment: Four railway officials suspended as death toll rises to 22
Utkal Express derailment: At least 22 passengers were dead and over 150 injured when 14coaches of the Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express derailed in Muzaffarnagar. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)
Four railway officials were on Sunday suspended, including senior divisional engineer, in the aftermath of the Utkal Express derailment at Khatauli, 25 km from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. The latest development comes a day after the tragic mishap left at least 22 passengers dead and over 150 injured when 14 coaches of the Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express derailed in one of the deadliest train mishaps in the recent times.
Besides, the Railway Board has also sent three officials on leave, including Northern Railway General Manager RK Kulshreshtra, Railway Board Member Engineering Aditya Mittal and Divisional Railway Manager Delhi RN Singh and transferred Chief Track Engineer of Northern Railway.
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