Another rail accident has happened in Uttar Pradesh. This accident happened in Auraiya district between Kanpur and Etawah. 12225 (up) coming to Delhi from Azamgarh crashed near the Express Express Auraiya. The late night train collided with a dump on an unmanned gate.
According to the spokesman of the North-Central Railway, due to the accident, 10 cans, including the engine of the train, derailed. In the incident, 21 people are reported to be injured. Two of the passengers were badly injured. Relief and rescue work has been completed. Earlier on Saturday, a train accident occurred in Khatauli of Muzaffarnagar, killed 23 people.
According to Bijay Kumar, CPRO of North-Central Railway, in Auraiya, 14 people injured in the accident have been admitted to Auraiya Civil Hospital. A medical relief train from Delhi was also sent to the spot as soon as the information was received. On receiving the information of the train accident, senior officials of the railway reached the scene.
DM and SP of Auraiya are present on the spot. For the help of the injured, ambulance and police force have been taken from Auraiya, Etawah, and Kannauj. A team of NDRF has also been dispatched from Lucknow for relief work. On the other hand, there was a stir in the news of a train accident in Azamgarh. The passengers are traveling to the station to find out the news of the safety of the relatives of the passengers.
According to the information, this train accident took place at around 2:40 pm. It is being told that the train collided with a dumpster (HR63 B 9175). A train engine collided with a dumpster crossing the rail gate at an unmanned railway crossing between Achlada and Rana railway station. The collision was so tremendous that many coaches of the train were derailed. It is being told that due to a sleepy driver running the dumper, this severe accident happened. Dumpur was working for the freight Corridor and the sand was filled in it.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu tweeted:
After getting information about the incident, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu tweeted that he is keeping an eye on the situation itself. Some passengers have been injured. The authorities have been instructed.
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