10 killed, 39 injured in three train accidents in UP

Panki/Etawah, Jan 2 (PTI) Ten people were killed and 39
injured, 15 of them seriously, in three accidents involving
five passenger trains in India's northern state Uttar Pradesh
amid dense fog and near zero visibility conditions early
Saturday.

Among those killed when the Bhiwani-Gorakhpur
Gorakhdham Express hit the stationary Prayagraj Express at
Panki railway station in Kanpur district were seven men and
three women, GM, North Central Railway, Allahabad Zone,
Harishchandra Joshi said
The accident took place when the two trains coming
from Delhi were on the same track, he said. Though fog
appeared to be the reason behind the mishap, an inquiry has
been ordered to go into the exact reason behind the accident.
Commissioner, Railway Safety, will start the inquiry
in the accident on Monday. Railways have announced a
compensation of Rs five lakh to the family of those killed,
one lakh to those seriously injured and Rs 10,000 for those
with minor injuries.
The Delhi-Allahabad Prayagraj Express was at the
station when the Gorakhdham Express hit it from behind in
dense fog, PRO of North Central Railway (Allahabad) Amit
Malviya told PTI.
A PTI correspondent at the spot saw the mangled
remains of the last coach of the Prayagraj Express.Gas cutters
were used to extricate those trapped inside.
Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, who was
travelling to Allahabad on the Prayagraj Express, was unhurt.
Congress MP from Bahraich Kamal Kishore and his wife Poonam
Kishore were travelling in the Gorakhdham Express. MORE PTI
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