At least 10 persons were killed and about 34 injured in three separate accidents involving five passenger trains amid dense fog in Uttar Pradesh this morning. GM, North Central Railway, Allahabad Zone, Harishchandra Joshi told our Lucknow correspondent that 8 men and 2 women were killed in the accident and the injured were admitted into various hospitals in Kanpur City. The accident occurred when the Bhiwani-Gorakhpur Gorakhdham Express hit the stationary Prayagraj Express at Panki railway station in Kanpur district at around Nine this morning. The last coach of the Prayagraj Express was badly damaged due to the impact of the collision. In another accident, the Delhi-bound Licchavi Express rammed into the stationary Magadh Express at Sarai Bhopat near Etawah at around Eight this morning. The driver of the Licchavi Express was seriously injured as the engine of the train ploughed into the Delhi-Islampur Magadh Express in foggy conditions. In third accident, Faizabad-bound Saryu Express dashed with a tractor trolley near Vishwanathganj Railway Station at an unmanned level-crossing. The engine of the train got partly damaged in the accident. No casualty was reported so far in this accident. The Railway Board Chairman and Member Traffic have left Delhi for Kanpur. Meanwhile Railway has announced ex gratia of Five Lakh rupees for those who killed in the accident and one lakh rupees for those with serious injuries. Rail Traffic movement is complety stopped at The Delhi-Howarah route and relief and rescue operation is on. Help line numbers opened at Allahabad, Kanpur and Delhi are 0532-2408149, 0512 -2323015, 011- 23341074.
News On AIR | January 2, 2010 2:17 PM
10 killed, 34 injured in different train accidents in UP