A passenger train jumped the tracks in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, according to the authorities.
The Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express, which connects India’s northern states to the eastern state of Assam, derailed in Gonda district, near the Hindu holy city of Ayodhya, at about 2:30pm (09:00 GMT) on Thursday, Indian media reported.
At least four carriages had overturned, said broadcaster NDTV. The network’s footage showed passengers standing on top of a derailed compartment that had crashed onto its side.
Naveen Kumar, a state relief commissioner, said dozens of rescuers, a 40-member team of doctors and paramedics, and 15 ambulances had reached the site of the accident.
The injured have been moved to hospitals and government health centres in the area, he said.
“The train accident in Gonda district is extremely sad,” Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath posted on social media platform X.
“District administration officials have been directed to carry out relief and rescue operations on a war footing and to take the injured to the hospital,” he added.
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