At least five dead, several injured as Janata Express derails in UP

by Shivendra Singh · March 20, 2015

Passengers waiting on a platform. (Source: Express Archive)

Five persons were killed and several injured as Janta Express derailed near Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. TV reports say that that three coaches of the train jumped the tracks early Friday morning.

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Villagers, police and railway security guards were trying to rescue passengers trapped in the crashed coaches. The cause of the derailment was not immediately known.

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Source:: Indian Express