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Kalka Mail Accident: 63 Dead, 150 Injured So Far
Publish Date:Jul 11, 2011
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The Kalka Mail Accident - The train, Kalka Mail, was on its way to New Delhi from Howrah, with 1,200 passengers on board when 15 bogies of the train derailed near Malwan station in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Sunday. As per the latest reports 63 passengers have died while as many 150 are seriously injured and many still feared trapped in the mangled debris. www.teluguone.com/news/galleries/Kalka-Mail-Acccident-Photos-10.07.2011-1184.html www.teluguone.com/news/galleries/Kalka-Mail-Acccident-Photos-10.07.2011-1184.html
Nearly hundred Armymen have been pressed into service with medical supplies being rushed to the area. Colonel ADS Dhillion, who is supervising the operation, has said that many people are still trapped under the mangled coaches. He also said that the rescue teams hope to finish their work by late afternoon. Railway authorities said the train was travelling at a top speed of 108 kilometres per hour, when it derailed near Malwan railway station. HC Joshi, North Central Railway General Manager, said, "The exact cause of the derailment has not been ascertained as we are busy in rescue operations." He added a probe has been ordered into the accident.
A Special train carrying 165 passengers of New Delhi-Howrah Kalka Mail reached Delhi this morning. The rescue train departed from Malwan Railway Station last evening to bring survivors to the capital. Meanwhile, a special train left Howrah station carrying relatives and friends of the Howrah-Kalka Mail mishap victims to the site. All the injured passengers were rushed to Kanpur hospital. Two relief trains, one from Kanpur and the other from Allahabad comprising of medical teams, cutting equipment, cranes, engineers have left for Malwan to assist in the rescue operations. Due to the derailment, 13 trains were cancelled and 25 others diverted along the Allahabad-Kanpur section.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh expressed shock and instructed Minister of State (MoS), Railways, K H Munniyappa, to visit the accident site and provide all resources for the rescue operation. An inquiry by the Commissioner of Railway Safety has been ordered into the derailment. Union Minister for Railways, Mukul Roy announced that the families of the dead would be paid an ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakh, the seriously injured would receive Rs. 1 lakh each.
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