7 people died and 60 are injured after 6 coaches of the New Farakka Express train derailed 50 m from Harchandpur railway station in Raebareli today morning. NDRF teams from Lucknow and Varanasi have reached the spot and are helping with the rescue, news agency ANI reported. PM Modi condoled the deaths on Twitter. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Railways minister Piyush Goyal announced compensation for the families of the dead as well as injured. The rescue operations have concluded and the injured have been taken to various hospitals. Various helpline numbers have been made available to the public for queries.
Here are the highlights of the derailment in UP:
My thoughts and prayers are with families who lost their dear ones in the tragic derailment of New Farakka Express in #Raebareli I pray for speedy recovery of the injured.
- Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) October 10, 2018
Deeply saddened at the loss of lives n injuries in derailment of #NewFarakkaExpress coaches in #RaeBareli, #UttarPradesh.
- Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) October 10, 2018
My condolences to the bereaved families, who lost dear ones. https://t.co/BcS0jmZlgh
Anguished by the loss of lives due to a rail accident in Raebareli. Condolences to the bereaved families and I pray that the injured recover quickly. UP Government, Railways and NDRF are ensuring all possible assistance at the site of the accident: PM @narendramodi
- PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 10, 2018
Railway-027-73677. Emergency helpline numbers set up at Patna Station -
BSNL-0612-2202290, 0612-2202291, 0612-220229, Railway Phone No.- 025-83288
