Nov 20, 2016
11:38 (IST)
Death toll rises to 96, 76 seriously injured
11:33 (IST)
Our priority right now is to ensure that relief and rescue ops is carried out properly: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
11:32 (IST)
Civil defence volunteers helping injured
11:27 (IST)
PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for next of kin of deceased, Rs 50,000 for seriously injured
11:20 (IST)
Short recap of what happened so far: At least 90 passengers were killed and over 150 injured when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Pukhraya in Kanpur dehat district in the wee hours on Sunday.Four coaches of the train – S1, S2, S3, S4- were badly damaged in the mishap that took place at around 3 AM near Pukhraya. Most of the passengers were jolted out of their sleep to find themselves among mangled remains of the bogies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs each for the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured in the UP train derailment. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has ordered a probe into the train tragedy and announced ex-gratia for the families of the victims. Rs 3.5 lakh exgratia will be given for the families of those killed in the derailment and Rs 50,000 for those grievously injured, he said.Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha along with four senior railway officials have rushed to the accident spot.MOS Railway Rajen Gohain said a fault in the tracks may have led to the derailment.
11:07 (IST)
Injured will be given free treatment: MP CM Shivraj Chouhan Speaking to CNN-News18, MP CM Shivraj Chouhan said, “Chhatarpur SP, Collector, rescue team and a medical team have rushed to accident spot. the injured will be given free treatment.”
11:04 (IST)
MP CM announces Rs 2 lakh compensation for the families of deceased; Rs 50,000 for those critically injured
10:57 (IST)
Death toll rises to 90: SP, Kanpur Dehat, Prabhakar Chowdhury
10:54 (IST)
UP ADG (law and order) takes stock of the relief and rescue ops at spot
10:35 (IST)
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav announces an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the deceased in train accident; Rs 50,000 for serious injury; Rs 25,000 for normal injury
#UPCM @yadavakhilesh announces an ex-gratia of Rs5Lakh each to the deceased in train accident; 50K for serious injury; 25K for normal injury
10:26 (IST)
Important Railway helpline numbers
10:25 (IST)
List of trains diverted / cancelled
10:25 (IST)
List of trains diverted / cancelled
10:19 (IST)
68 dead in the derailment, says DM, Kanpur Dehat, Ravikant Singh: PTI
10:17 (IST)
List of patients admitted in Kanpur Medical College
10:15 (IST)
Ex-gratia announced to the victims
10:12 (IST)
We are trying to identify the one’s who are injured from Patna so that we can inform the family members: SP, Railway Police
10:03 (IST)
Government doing whatever it can for the deceased families: Ram Vilas Paswan
10:02 (IST)
Ex-gratia of Rs 3.5 lakh for deceased families, Rs 50,000 for critically injured, Rs 25,000 for those who sustained minor injuries announced
10:02 (IST)
Ex-gratia of Rs 3.5 lakh for deceased families, Rs 50,000 for critically injured, Rs 25,000 for those who sustained minor injuries announced
10:00 (IST)
Ordered Member Traffic to monitor the disaster management control room personally. He’s on job with his entire team: Suresh Prabhu
09:56 (IST)
Home Minister Rajnath Singh asks NDRF to help in rescue in relief measures Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday took stock of the situation in the wake of the derailment in Kanpur and asked the Director General of National Disaster Response Force to rush to the spot.The home minister asked NDRF Chief OP Singh to provide all assistance to the Railway authorities and Uttar Pradesh government in relief and rescue operations.Singh also spoke to Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu about the accident and took stock of the situation, official sources said.
09:52 (IST)
Have made all arrangement to move injured to hospitals; yet to receive info of deceased: Sanjay Agarwal, DM Patna
09:52 (IST)
Have made all arrangement to move injured to hospitals; yet to receive info of deceased: Sanjay Agarwal, DM Patna
09:47 (IST)
09:42 (IST)
Kanpur rural helpline no: 05111-271050; Police – 05111-271577; Magistrate Hospital duty: 9454416414
09:38 (IST)
About 90 injured have been shifted to PHC Pokharaya: Ministry of Railways
09:34 (IST)
Stranded passenger breaks down
09:31 (IST)
Deeply pained by the loss, my thoughts with bereaved families: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
09:30 (IST)
Stranded passengers being moved from site to Malasa station: Ministry of Railways
09:29 (IST)
Helpline nos tweeted by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu
09:22 (IST)
The injured victims rushed to the hospital for treatment
09:17 (IST)
63 dead so far, over 150 people injured; Injured being rushed to hospitals: UP ADG (law and order) Daljeet Choudhary
09:16 (IST)
Passengers petrified; several missing
09:14 (IST)
Chaos prevails as 14 coaches of Patna-Indore express train derailed
09:13 (IST)
Death toll has risen to 63: ADG (law and order) Daljeet Singh Chaudhary According to ADG (law and order) Daljeet Singh Chaudhary, the death toll has risen to 63 and 161 passengers were from Bihar. Around 74 people were travelling in AC coaches, reports Pradesh18 journalist Prem Ranjan.
09:06 (IST)
09:00 (IST)
Railway officials trying to rescue passengers
08:59 (IST)
NDRF teams at the spot. Rescue ops underway
08:58 (IST)
Trains diverted: 12107, 11124, 19167, 11015, 11016, 12104, 12511
08:53 (IST)
Anguished beyond words on the loss of lives: PM Modi
08:52 (IST)
Death toll rises to 63: IG Kanpur, Zaki Ahmed to ANI
08:48 (IST)
Medical team is at the spot; probe on: PRO, Northern central railways
08:47 (IST)
Patna-Indore express train derailed near Pukharayan (Kanpur, UP), 45 dead. Relief and rescue operations underway
Kanpur: At least 96 people were killed and over 150 others injured on Sunday when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna express train derailed near Pukhrayan area in Kanpur Dehat district, with railways officials saying the number of casualties could rise.
The incident took place at around 3 am near Pukhrayan, about 100 kms from here.
Over 150 injured people have been rushed to nearby hospitals in the area. All hospitals have been asked to be alert. More than 30 ambulances are pressed into service, the IG said, adding that over 250 police officials are helping carrying out rescue and relief operations.
Railways Ministry spokesperson Anil Saxena said several people have been rushed to nearby hospitals with injuries, and the casualties may go up.
Accident relief train was rushed to the spot, he said.
Northern Central Railways spokesperson Vijay Kumar said that doctors and senior railway officials have reached the spot. Rescue and relief operations were being carried out by district administration and railway officials.
Though the cause of the derailment was not known immediately, sources said the nature and timing shows that the accident was caused by a rail fracture. However, the exact reason would be known only after an inquiry.
Buses are pressed into service to help passengers complete their journey, Kumar said, adding that the S2 coach was severely damaged. Four AC coaches have also been derailed.
Meanwhile, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has ordered a probe into the train tragedy.
“All rescue relief work on to deal with unfortunate accident. All medical and other help rushed. Enquiry ordered. Situation monitored closely,” Prabhu said in a tweet.
Railways has also released helpline numbers — Indore 07411072, Ujjain 07342560906, Ratlam 074121072, Orai 051621072, Jhansi 05101072, Pokhraya 05113270239.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu told NDTV that an enquiry is being ordered while the situation is being monitored closely.
With inputs from agencies
First Published On : Nov 20, 2016 10:30 IST
