The injured passengers were rushed to hospitals, with 22 persons admitted to the Parvatipuram Government Hospital and 32 treated at the Rayagada District Hospital. Later, nine severely injured passengers were referred to Visakhapatnam, Chief PRO of East Coast Railway J.P. Mishra said. The Rayagada District Collector and the CPRF Commandant supervised the relief efforts. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Prabhu, accompanied by Railway Board chairman A.K. Mittal and other senior officials, visited the accident site on Sunday and later called on injured passengers at the Rayagada District Hospital.

Source: The Hindu January 23, 2017 00:22 UTC