Seven persons, including a woman and a kid, were killed and 20 others were injured on Wednesday after nine coaches including the engine of New Farakka Express derailed in Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh.

The accident took place near Harchandpur railway station falling under Rae Bareli district at around 6.05 am.

 

#SpotVisuals from Raebareli: 5 died, several injured after 6 coaches of New Farakka Express train derailed 50 m from Harchandpur railway station this morning. NDRF teams from Lucknow and Varanasi have reached the spot. pic.twitter.com/aK1jiAuReV

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 10, 2018

According to Anand Kumar, ADG Law and Order, drones and long-range cameras are being used to monitor the situation at the site of incident.

A team of doctors in an Accident Relief Medical Van has been rushed to the site in Lucknow and emergency helpline numbers have been set up at the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya junction, Mughalsarai, officials said. NDRF teams have also rushed to the spot.

All up and down lines on the route have been blocked and officials suspect that the number of casualties may rise.

Meanwhile, CM Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 2 Lakh ex-gratia to the next of the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 compensation for those with serious injuries.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, who is in constant touch with the railway administration, has directed to effectively undertake relief and rescue operation and provide best possible medical help to the injured, the officials said. 

The minister has ordered an enquiry into the accident which will be conducted by the Commission of Railway Safety, Northern Circle.

“I offer my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and those injured in the accident near Rae Bareli. I am in touch with officials for relief work. 

Railways will offer compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the dead in UP accident, Rs 1 lakh for the injured and RS 50k for those with minor injuries,” Goyal tweeted.

Taking note of the incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the district magistrate, the superintendent of police, health authorities and the NDRF to provide all possible assistance to relief and rescue operations, an official spokesperson said.

The chief minister expressed his condolences for the deceased and directed the director general of police to take all necessary action, he added.

Earlier in the day, taking cognizance of the accident, the chief minister directed the DM, SP, the health authorities and the NDRF to provide all possible relief and rescue at the accident site.

Emergency help line numbers have been set up at Patna Junction:

Here are these HELPLINE numbers:

(1) 0612-2202290

(2) 0612-2202291
(3) 0612-2202292

Rly Phone No: 025-83288

Emergency help line numbers have also been set up at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction (Mughalsarai).

The numbers are:

BSNL-05412-254145

Railway-027-73677