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Accident on KK line: Two more succumb to injuries

Visakhapatnam: Two more workers, who were injured when boulders fell on the Kottavalasa-Kirandul (KK) railway line on Tuesday afternoon, died in the wee hours of Wednesday.

The deceased were contract workers K Veeraswamy (54) of Tummakapalli and Ch Suribabu (45) of Konamanivanipalem in S Kota. Railway employee and technician Suresh (40) had died on the spot.



Seven persons were injured when boulders fell as they were restoring the badly-damaged railway track. Four other workers are undergoing treatment at a corporate hospital in Vizag where two of them are said to be in critical condition.

The track is expected be restored by Thursday afternoon. The KK line was constructed for transporting iron ore from Kirandul to Vizag.

Generally, 12 to 13 trains, with each train having 50-55 bogies, bring the iron ore from Bailadilla in Kirandul every day. Each train can carry around 3,000 tonne of ore. However, due to Covid-19, Waltair division has been operating only three to four trains a day.

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