In Uttar Pradesh, 15 coaches of Sealdah Ajmer 12987 Express train derailed near Rura railway station in Kanpur Dehat district early this morning. The accident took place around 05.30 AM. 66 passengers were injured in the accident. Eleven seriously injured persons have been admitted to Kanpur City Hospital will 55 injured were undergoing treatment at Kanpur Dehat district hospital.<br/><br/>Chief PRO of North Central Railway Bijay Kumar denied some media reports quoting a police officer that two persons lost their lives in this accident.<br/><br/>The relief and rescue operation is going on in full swing. Primary reports said that the train passed through another track breaking the rail line for which it was signalled. The platform of Rura railway station was also damaged as some of overturned coaches were dragged over it. Two coaches fell in the canal which is just before Rura station which is around 50 Kms away from Kanpur. <br/><br/>Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said, all passengers are being provided with necessary assistance to ensure least inconvenience. Mr Prabhu said, he is personally monitoring the situation. In a series of tweets, he said, thorough investigation will be carried out to ascertain the cause of the accident adding that ex gratia will be paid to the victims.<br/><br/>Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, MOS of food processing has also reached the accident venue. Senior railway officials said that all the passengers have safely been evacuated from the derailed coaches. NDRF teams, local police rescue teams and railway teams are engaged in the search and rescue operation.<br/><br/>A rescue train has reached Rura to take the passengers for their onward journey. <br/><br/>Rail movements on Kanpur -Delhi rail section are badly affected due to the derailment. The North Central Railway PRO told AIR that more than thirty trains are running late on Kanpur- Delhi section. The Kanpur Central Delhi Shatabadi train has also been cancelled. The diverted trains are running through Kanpur-Jhansi -Agra Cantt and Kanpur- Lucknow Moradabad routes. While many down line trains are running via Moradabad-Lucknow-Mugalsarai, and Aligarh -Chandauli -Bareilly routes. According to railway the closed rail section will be functional by late midnight hours. <br/><br/>The North central railway also issued helpline number at Allahabad 0532-2408149, 2408128, while for Kanpur- 0512-2323015,2323016 and 23323018.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has announced financial assistance of fifty thousand rupees for those who are seriously injured and 25 thousand rupees for minor injuries.