#Lucknow : At least 15 persons were killed and forty others injured when the engine and two coaches of the #Dehradun- #Varanasi #Janta #Express derailed near #Bachrawan railway station in UP’s Rae Bareli on Friday.
According to preliminary reports, the locomotive driver apparently overshot the signal and as a result, the engine and two adjoining coaches derailed, railway spokesperson Anil Saxena said in Delhi.
Railways has ordered an inquiry and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in the accident.
While Rs 50,000 will be given to those injured seriously, Rs 20,000 will be given to people with minor injuries.
As soon as the news of the accident spread, people from nearby villages rushed to the spot to help in rescue and relief operations.
The villagers helped in extricating passengers trapped in the mangled coaches of the train.
The spot of the accident presented a devastated sight with one of the bogies reduced to a mangle of steel.
Train movement on the #Lucknow-Varanasi section of the #Northern #Railway has been disrupted due to the accident.
The injured passengers have been rushed to the district hospital.
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