Indore-Patna Express derailment toll rises to 133
November 21, 2016 08:20
The number of people killed in the worst train accident in recent years has gone up to 133.
14 coaches of Indore-Patna Express had derailed in Pukhrayan in Kanpur rural area in the wee hours on Sunday due to suspected rail fracture.
The disaster took place just a little after 0300 hrs when the passengers were jolted out of their sleep as the Patna-bound train jumped the tracks, badly damaging four ordinary sleeper coaches in which hundreds were trapped.
Of the four coaches, the S1 and S2 had telescoped into each other and most of the casualties were feared to have been in these two compartments.
S3 and S4 coaches also suffered severe damage while an AC III tier coach was also affected but casualties in it were not heavy.
As railway personnel assisted by those of army, National Disaster Response Force and state police carried out the search and rescue operation, the number of casualties kept on increasing by the hour.
Railways has made available the following helpline numbers -- Indore-07411072, Ujjain- 07342560906, Ratlam- 074121072, Orai-051621072, Jhansi- 05101072, Pokhraya- 05113270239.
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