Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Four Students Killed, One Injured in Srikakulam Train Accident
A train hit five young people in Srikakulam district on Wednesday.
Four of them died.
One person was hurt and taken to a hospital.
One report called them Intermediate students, while another called them youths.
The reports named the train differently as the Rajya Rani Express and the Rajadhani Express.
They also gave different nearby locations, Ravivalasa and Burma Colony.
The group was described as walking along or crossing the railway track.
More details about the accident were still awaited.
Four youths, described in one report as Intermediate students, were killed in Srikakulam district on Wednesday.
A fifth person was injured and taken to Tekkali hospital or a nearby hospital for treatment.
Reports identified the train as either the Rajya Rani Express or the Rajadhani Express.
The incident was reported near Ravivalasa and Burma Colony, on the outskirts of Tekkali.
Accounts differed on whether the group was walking along or crossing the railway track; one report said they were reportedly going to attend to nature’s call.
- Who
- Five young people; one report described them as Intermediate students. Four died and one was injured.
- What
- A train struck the group, killing four people and injuring one.
- When
- Wednesday; the exact date was not stated.
- Where
- Near Ravivalasa and Burma Colony, on or near the outskirts of Tekkali in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The circumstances are not fully established. Reports said the group was walking along or crossing the railway track, and one report said they were reportedly going to attend to nature’s call.
- Deaths
- Four people were reported killed.
- Injured
- One person was injured and taken to Tekkali hospital or a nearby hospital.
- Train reported
- The articles differed, naming the train as the Rajya Rani Express or the Rajadhani Express.
- Location reported
- Near Ravivalasa or Burma Colony, in or near Tekkali mandal, Srikakulam district.
- Day
- Wednesday.
- Activity reported
- The group was described as walking along or crossing the railway track.
- Additional account
- One report said the youths were reportedly going to attend to nature’s call.
