. B. Write a report based on the following information: 21/12/2014 Ramuguyapalli A mishap in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Nine bogies of Hyderabad Bangalore express derailed. Twenty killed and eighty-seven injured. Track found broken on the spot. Two bogies turned upside down, two on the sides and one mangled badly. Six of the dead bodies identified. Commissioner Railway Safety South Central Region probing the accident.
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The Kacheguda - Bengaluru City Superfast Express was an express passenger service traveling between Hyderabad and Bangalore, entered Kurnool district at 1.00am, when it suddenly derailed, throwing the engine and seven carriages off the track and into one another. Twenty people were killed in the wreckage or died later in hospital, as local people flocked to the train to help those injured. Emergency services were able to quickly respond, and so there was no fire, which could have claimed many more lives.
In addition to the dead, approximately 80 people were listed as injured, with around 30 requiring hospitalization in Gooty, the nearest town. The line was hastily cleared to allow service to resume as soon as possible. During the hasty repairs to the rails, it was discovered that one of the railway tracks had been recently and deliberately severed, which caused the derailment.
Sabotage is often claimed following rail crashes in India, which has approximately 100 domestic terrorist groups, some of which have been known to target trains, such as the Rafiganj rail disaster of two months previously. Sometimes, sabotage is suggested by politicians or railway staff to cover up their own mistakes or corruption which can lead to poor maintenance. Such was initially possible here, with many criticizing the premature announcement of sabotage as the cause by local police.
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