Train Accident Near Kanpur

A number of mail and express trains of Eastern Railway were diverted through different routes today owing to derailment of 15 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer Express near Rura station in Kanpur-Tundla section.

Hours after 14 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed near Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Wednesday morning, Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu has ordered a detailed inquiry over the incident.

Over 40 people have been injured after 15 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh early this morning, two of the coaches falling into a dry canal bed, police said. The cause of the accident was not immediately known.

Over 40 people have been injured after 15 coaches of the Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh this morning.

Neha Singh has a dazed look on her face as she tries to comfort her 5-year-old son Yash on her hospital bed. As she turns her face towards us, the nature of her injuries - relics of Sunday morning's deadly train crash near Kanpur that claimed nearly 150 lives - becomes apparent.

Promising "strictest possible action" against the guilty, government today announced a thorough investigation aided by latest technical and forensic analysis into yesterday's train accident near Kanpur in which the death toll has mounted to 145.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued 54 passengers, of them 16 who were critically injured, from the train that derailed near Kanpur early on Sunday, said an official.

Over a 100 people were killed and more than 200 injured today after the Indore-Patna express derailed near Kanpur in one of the worst train accidents in recent times.

The train tragedy near Kanpur that left close to 100 dead could have been caused due to rail fracture, according to railway sources.

The Indore-Patna Express train derailed in Pukhraya near Kanpur in northern Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, killing more than 100 people and leaving around 200 wounded, as rescuers continued a scramble to locate survivors from the mangled wreck.

A woman and two children were among those pulled out hours after the Indore-Patna Express train accident in which 14 coaches rolled off the tracks near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning. The woman, placed on a stretcher, was given emergency medical treatment as one of the rescue personnel gave her water while caressing her forehead.

Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today expressed deep sorrow over the derailment of 14 coaches of Indore-Patna Express near Pukhrayan in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district in which 90 passengers have been killed.

Deepika Tripathi, travelling on the Indore-Patna Express train with around 45 relatives, had slept just hours ago. She jerked awake to a bang and felt everything tumbling around her in pitch dark. Moments later, she realized that her coach was partly in the air.

At least 127 people were killed in their sleep and nearly 200 injured after the Indore-Patna Express train jumped the tracks near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning, wrecking most of the coaches.

14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express ran off the tracks near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place at around 3 am near Pukhrayan, about 100 km from Kanpur.

A number of mail and express trains of Eastern Railway were diverted through different routes today owing to derailment of 15 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer Express near Rura station in Kanpur-Tundla section.

Hours after 14 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed near Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Wednesday morning, Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu has ordered a detailed inquiry over the incident.

Over 40 people have been injured after 15 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh early this morning, two of the coaches falling into a dry canal bed, police said. The cause of the accident was not immediately known.

Over 40 people have been injured after 15 coaches of the Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh this morning.

Neha Singh has a dazed look on her face as she tries to comfort her 5-year-old son Yash on her hospital bed. As she turns her face towards us, the nature of her injuries - relics of Sunday morning's deadly train crash near Kanpur that claimed nearly 150 lives - becomes apparent.

Promising "strictest possible action" against the guilty, government today announced a thorough investigation aided by latest technical and forensic analysis into yesterday's train accident near Kanpur in which the death toll has mounted to 145.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued 54 passengers, of them 16 who were critically injured, from the train that derailed near Kanpur early on Sunday, said an official.

Over a 100 people were killed and more than 200 injured today after the Indore-Patna express derailed near Kanpur in one of the worst train accidents in recent times.

The train tragedy near Kanpur that left close to 100 dead could have been caused due to rail fracture, according to railway sources.

The Indore-Patna Express train derailed in Pukhraya near Kanpur in northern Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, killing more than 100 people and leaving around 200 wounded, as rescuers continued a scramble to locate survivors from the mangled wreck.

A woman and two children were among those pulled out hours after the Indore-Patna Express train accident in which 14 coaches rolled off the tracks near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning. The woman, placed on a stretcher, was given emergency medical treatment as one of the rescue personnel gave her water while caressing her forehead.

Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today expressed deep sorrow over the derailment of 14 coaches of Indore-Patna Express near Pukhrayan in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district in which 90 passengers have been killed.

Deepika Tripathi, travelling on the Indore-Patna Express train with around 45 relatives, had slept just hours ago. She jerked awake to a bang and felt everything tumbling around her in pitch dark. Moments later, she realized that her coach was partly in the air.

At least 127 people were killed in their sleep and nearly 200 injured after the Indore-Patna Express train jumped the tracks near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning, wrecking most of the coaches.

14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express ran off the tracks near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place at around 3 am near Pukhrayan, about 100 km from Kanpur.