74 injured as train derails in Auraiya, second in five days
After a train derailed last week, another derail accident was reported this morning. Nine bogies of the Kafiyat Express derailed in UP’s Auraiya district after dashing against a dumper carrying construction material for railway work. As many as 74 passengers were injured. The train travelling from Azamgarh to Delhi collided around 2:50 am between Pata and Achhalda railway stations. The railways said 25 persons were injured in the incident and that the dumper did not belong to them. Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar said 74 people were injured of which four received serious injuries and have been rushed to Saifai and Etawah hospitals. Superintendent of Police, Auraiya, Sanjeev Tyagi also said that 74 passengers were injured in the incident. Kafiyat Express met with an accident at an unmanned railway crossing because of a loader carrying sand for track work for dedicated freight corridor, Secretary, Home, Bhagwan Swarup said. Rescue operations are over and passengers have been moved to Achalda railway station and rescue train in arriving to take them to Delhi. This is the second train accident in Uttar Pradesh in five days. On Saturday, a passenger train derailed in Muzaffaragar district leaving over 22 dead and 156 others injured. "There are no casualties but 25 persons have been injured," the statement said. He said that he was personally monitoring the situation and had directed senior officials to reach the site immediately. Kaifiyat Express travels between Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi and the collision has impacted the train operations on the Delhi-Howrah route. Five trains including Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani have been diverted and seven trains including Kanpur-New Delhi Shatabdi express have been cancelled. Since both UP and DOWN lines are blocked, around 40 local trains were also being diverted. On receiving information about the mishap, senior officials rushed to the accident site which comes under Acchalda police station, around 180 km from Lucknow. -PTC News
