Twitter A train completely derailed off its tracks, killing at least two passengers

The Sealdah-Ajmer Express train was on its way to Kanpur, India, when all 15 of its carriages derailed, around 5:20am local time.

Heaps of rail traffic has been caused on the busy Kanpur route, which will affect the busy rail route, according to railway officials.

An official said: "The 15 carriages of the Sealdah-Ajmer express train 12988 derailed in the early hours.”

Twitter The 15 carriage long train left 28 people fighting for their lives in hospital

Rescue teams are desperately trying to quickly recover as many passengers from the carnage as possible, as reports suggest up to 24 passengers have been hospitalised.

Suresh Prabhu, the Union Railway Minister, tweeted: “The injured already started getting medical care. Doctors are attending to all. We are working with hospitals and district administrations to offer all possible help.”

He added: “A thorough investigation will be carried out to ascertain the cause.”

According to police, the two people who died fell out of the train and into a dry canal bed, but all other passengers have been evacuated.

Rizwan Chaudhary, a passenger said he had fallen asleep during the peaceful ride, but suddenly woke up after hearing a loud bang.

Twitter November's train crash killed 125 people who were crammed in 14 carriages

He said: “Our coach tilted to one side. I jumped out and saw a few coaches were derailed.”

This is the second rail crash that has occurred in the region within the last six weeks.

INDIA TRAIN DISASTER: Two dead and 61 injured after a train derailed Wed, December 28, 2016 At least two people have died and another 61 were injured after a train derailed in north India, close to the site of a previous rail accident that killed 146. Play slideshow EPA 1 of 10 Relief and rescue workers gather on the site of an accident where an Ajmer-Sealdah Express train derailed some 50 km from Kanpur, India, 28 December 2016

Twitter Indore Patna express derails in Kanpur

In November, 127 people were killed and 150 injured when 14 coaches of a passenger train slid off the track.

According to the Indian Railways, 87 per cent rail accidents which occur in India, are blamed on poor maintenance, outdated equipment and human error. </s> In the early hours of Wednesday morning around 5.20 am, Sealdah-Ajmer Express, passing through Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh, derailed while it was crossing a railway bridge over a dry canal in Pukhrayan. Initial reports suggested that two passengers were killed and over 40 passengers injured in the accident when 15 of its coaches derailed, with two of them falling into the canal bed. Ministry of Railways, however, clarified that there were no fatalities so far. Rescue teams were immediately rushed to the accident site to pull out passengers from the mangled remains of the train coaches.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu assured that the accident would be thoroughly probed to ascertain its cause. “Personally monitoring the situation in wake of unfortunate derailment of Sealdah-Ajmer express near Kanpur. Have directed senior officials to reach the site immediately. Immediate medical help being provided to the injured. Mobilized resources,directed all concerned to ensure rescue and relief. Thorough investigation will be carried out to ascertain the cause,” Prabhu said in a series of tweets. However, Railway spokesperson Anil Saxena, when asked about the reason behind the derailment, said, “there was dense fog in the morning”. He added that financial assistance would be extended to the accident victims.

For passengers who have been safely evacuated from the train, alternate travel arrangements have been made, said Khanpur Dehat District Magistrate, Kumar Ravikant. The Railways has put out the following help line numbers for further assistance: 0512-2323015, 2323016, 2323018. At least four trains have been diverted due to debris on the track. This was the second such accident in two months. In November, nearly 150 passenger were killed and 200 injured when the Indore-Patna Express train derailed near Kanpur. </s> At least 14 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer express has derailed near Kanpur, early in the morning today. This comes more than a month after Indore-Patna Express derailed near the same city in which more than 140 people had lost their lives.

As per reports, at least 2 people, were killed and 28 others were injured in the incident. Soon after the incident, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said that he was personally monitoring the incident and had directed the senior officials to reach the spot. He also added that through inquiry will be carried out to ascertain the cause of the accident. Railway aauthoritieshave also shared the helpline numbers.

The minister further said that ex gratia will be paid to injured and all passengers are being provided with necessary steps to ensure least inconvenience. Earlier, as per Indian Railways spokesperson Anil Saxena, there was no indication of any casualties and medical teams has reached the spot. He added that there could be some minor injuries due to the derailment.

As per initial reports, 15 coaches of the train got derailed and first 5 & last 3 coaches were intact, he added.

Superintendent of Police Prabhakar Chaudhary, while speaking of the train accident, said that the accident occured near Kanpur and reason was not not immediately known.

Ahmed Javed, the top police officer in tne state, also said that all passengers have been evacuated from coaches.

Last month, Indore-Patna Express had derailed near Kanpur, in which at least 140 people were killed and several people were injured. It was one of the biggest train accident in recent times. </s> Indian authorities wrapped up rescue operations in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday after a train derailed, killing at least six people, and injuring around 25.

The accident occurred around 6:30 am on Wednesday near Rae Bareli when several coaches of a New Delhi-bound train derailed, a National Disaster Management Authority official, Niraj Kumar told EFE. </s> Train derails in India killing about 20 people and injuring scores more

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A train has come off the tracks in northern India killing about 20 people and injuring scores more, as carriages slammed into each other.

Rescuers and local people worked into the night searching for survivors in the overturned and mangled carriages, some piled on top of each other.

The death toll in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh was expected to rise, officials said.

At least eight carriages derailed in the crash close to Muzaffarnagar, about 130 kilometres north of the capital New Delhi, as the train travelled towards the Hindu holy city of Haridwar, police said.

Train crashes are frequent in India, which has the world's fourth-largest rail network.

Poor investment in past decades in the vast network and rising demand means overcrowded trains are running on creaking infrastructure.

Saturday's accident is at least the fourth major passenger train derailment this year and the third in Uttar Pradesh in 2017.

A crash in November in Uttar Pradesh killed 150 people.

A senior police officer in the state, Anand Kumar, said close to 20 people had been killed and more than 80 injured.

The national authorities sent disaster teams to help.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a message on Twitter saying he was pained by the derailment of the Utkal Express, offering condolences to families of those killed and wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.

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Topics: disasters-and-accidents, rail, india </s> LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 74 people were injured after a train derailed in Uttar Pradesh, the second train accident in the northern Indian state in the last three days, officials said Wednesday.

The Kafiyat Express derailed at 2:40 a.m. when a truck carrying sand for construction overturned on the tracks near Auraiya town.

Senior state government official Arvind Kumar said the train driver was forced to brake and the impact caused eight coaches and the engine to go off the rails.

On Sunday, 23 people were killed after 14 coaches of a train derailed in a different part of the state. An investigation has been ordered into that accident.

Accidents are relatively common on India’s huge but badly maintained railway network. The government-run rail network operates 9,000 passenger trains and carries some 23 million passengers every day but safety has been a concern amid a spate of accidents. </s> LUCKNOW, India — At least 74 people were injured after a train derailed in Uttar Pradesh, the second train accident in the northern Indian state in the last three days, officials said Wednesday.

The Kafiyat Express derailed at 2:40 a.m. when a truck carrying sand for construction overturned on the tracks near Auraiya town.

Senior state government official Arvind Kumar said the train driver was forced to brake and the impact caused eight coaches and the engine to go off the rails.

On Sunday, 23 people were killed after 14 coaches of a train derailed in a different part of the state. An investigation has been ordered into that accident. </s> Officials say at least 74 people have been injured after a train derailed in Uttar Pradesh, the second train accident in the northern Indian state in the last three days.

The Kafiyat Express derailed overnight when a truck carrying sand for construction overturned on the tracks near Auraiya town.

Senior state government official Arvind Kumar says the train driver was forced to brake and the impact caused the train to go off the rails.

On Sunday, 23 people were killed after 14 coaches of a train derailed in a different part of the state. </s> At least 36 people have been killed and many others injured after a train derailed in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials say, reports BBC.

 Nine coaches and the engine left the tracks near Kuneru station in Vizianagaram district, the head of East Coast Railway, JP Mishra, said.

 Many people are still trapped in the wreckage and rescuers warn that the death toll could rise. It is not yet clear what caused the train to derail. The area where the accident occurred is known as a Maoist hotbed.

 Mr Mishra said the injured had been taken to two nearby hospitals. National railway spokesman Anil Saxena said emergency teams had worked through the night to try to locate survivors.

 The crash happened on Saturday evening as the train was on its way from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha state.

 Train accidents are not unusual in India where much of the railway equipment is out of date.

 Last November, more than 140 people were killed in a derailment in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state.

 In March 2015 another accident in Uttar Pradesh killed 39 people and injured 150.
The Ajmer–Sealdah Express operated by Indian Railways derails in northern India killing at least two people and injuring dozens. Twenty four people have been hospitalised.