By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, January 23, 2017 : The death toll in the train derailment in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district rose to 41 as a team from National Investigation Agency (NIA)  visited the scene on Monday.

Two more bodies were recovered from one of the derailed coaches of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express on Monday, police said.

The tragedy occurred on Saturday at 11.30 p.m. near Kuneru station, 24 km from Rayagada in Odisha. The train was on its way to the Odisha capital Bhubaneswar from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh.

Officials said 68 passengers were injured due to the derailment of nine coaches. They were being treated in hospitals in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

A NIA team visited the accident site on Monday to probe the sabotage angle.

NIA is already probing the alleged role of Pakistan’s Inter Services Agency (ISI) behind the Indore-Patna Express derailment near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh that claimed 150 lives.

Officials have not ruled out the involvement of Maoists as the Andhra-Odisha border area is considered a Maoist stronghold.

Earlier on Sunday, Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu visited the District Headquarters Hospital here today and met the victims of the Hirakhand Express which derailed near Kuneru railway station in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Prabhu later visited the accident spot and said action will be taken against those whosoever is found responsible for the accident.