Mathura, Uttar Pradesh: At the crack of dawn, as most passengers slept, came a collision so devastating that it seemed the Goa Express was an extension of the Mewar Express. Twenty two people were killed and many injured, three critically. (See pics: Photo gallery)
The accident happened at around 4 am between Mathura and Vrindavan stations, when the Delhi-bound Goa Express went on the same track as the Mewar Express, which was standing, and rammed it. (Watch video: Eyewitness account)
It took seven hours, the help of about 150 Army men and the use of gas cutters to rescue people or bring out those dead. (Watch video: Six year old died holding his hand).
Several injured were taken to nearby hospitals with locals and villagers helping in the rescue. The three passengers critically injured were shifted to Delhi.
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has now said that the CBI will conduct an inquiry into the train mishap. She also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for families of the dead; Rs one lakh to the seriously injured and Rs 10,000 to those with minor injuries.
"The Mathura train accident occurred because the chain of one of the trains had been pulled," the Railway Minister said.
In Delhi, family members are gathered at the station for some news and with medical supplies to treat the injured.
The accident happened at around 4 am between Mathura and Vrindavan stations, when the Delhi-bound Goa Express went on the same track as the Mewar Express, which was standing, and rammed it. (Watch video: Eyewitness account)
It took seven hours, the help of about 150 Army men and the use of gas cutters to rescue people or bring out those dead. (Watch video: Six year old died holding his hand).
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Several injured were taken to nearby hospitals with locals and villagers helping in the rescue. The three passengers critically injured were shifted to Delhi.
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has now said that the CBI will conduct an inquiry into the train mishap. She also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for families of the dead; Rs one lakh to the seriously injured and Rs 10,000 to those with minor injuries.
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"The Mathura train accident occurred because the chain of one of the trains had been pulled," the Railway Minister said.
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In Delhi, family members are gathered at the station for some news and with medical supplies to treat the injured.
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