Rescue attempts continue after the Andhra rail crash killed 13.

Andhra rail crash: A passenger train on the Howrah-Chennai line disobeyed a stop sign and collided with another train from behind on Friday night, killing 13 and injuring 40.

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Vizag-Rayagada passenger train stopped on main line between Alamanda and Kantakapalle due to signal failure and assaulted Visakhapatnam-Palasa special passenger train from behind.

Biswajit Sahu, CPRO, East Coast Railway, said the locomotive going from Visakhapatnam to Rayagada and the last two carriages going to Palasa derailed.

Vizianagaram Collector Nagalakshmi told NDTV there had been thirteen deaths, up from nine the night before. They aim to conclude the rescue this morning. Superintendent of Police M. Deepika said at least forty people were injured and are being treated at various hospitals.

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Mr. Sahu told NDTV this morning that 22 train diversions and 18 cancellations had occurred. He said the Vizag-Rayagada loco pilot, who died in the collision, caused the disaster. Previous railway reports indicated the loco pilot missed the signal.

On-site photos Friday night saw coaches fall and people run. Except for damaged and derailed trains, according to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the site was clean by midnight.

According to the railway minister, the relatives of the deceased will receive ₹ 10 lakh. He stated that mild injuries would receive ₹ 50,000, while serious ailments would receive ₹ 2.5 lakh.

After reviewing the circumstances, Narendra Modi offered his condolences to the deceased. He announced ₹ 2 lakh for the families of those who died in the collision and ₹ 50,000 for the injured.

The Railways Minister addressed Chief Minister YSR Jagan Mohan Reddy. Incredulous, Mr. Reddy ordered the necessary preparations to protect the impacted parties. He also frequently requests incident updates.

The Railways source says the Delhi Railway Ministry war room is watching the situation. East Coast Railway has helplines for Waltair (0891-2885914) and Bhubaneswar (0674-2301625, 2301525, 2303069).

Over 280 people died in a five-month-old Odisha train crash. The Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a cargo train collided at Bahanaga Bazar on June 2.