KANPUR: At least 40 passengers are injured as 15 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed early morning on Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh, an official said.
The accident took place near Rura in Kanpur, the official added.
The number of injured has risen to 40 since early morning, the official added.
The coaches of the Ajmer-bound train derailed near Rura, about 50 km from Kanpur around 5.20 a.m.
Of the derailed coaches, 13 were sleeper class, while two were general coaches, the official said.
Senior railway, district and police officials have rushed to the accident site for rescue and relief operations.
Those critically injured were rushed to Akbarpur, the district headquarter of Kanpur (rural).
The others injured were rushed to the Community Health Centre in Rura.
A medical train has been sent from lucknow to the accident site, a Northern Railway (NR) official told and informed that helpline numbers were also issued in Kanpur, lucknow and Allahabad.
