18477 Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express derail near Khatauli UP helpline details.
UP Police re-issues press note, clarifies 23 killed and 40 injured in #Muzaffarnagar train derailment accident.
Fourteen coaches of the train went off the tracks at around 6pm in Khautali in Uttar Pradesh. One coach climbed atop another in the accident. The train was headed from Puri in Odisha to Haridwar in Uttarakhand. “14 coaches of the train have derailed, at this stage nothing can be said about the cause of accident,” Anil Kumar Saxena, Additional Director General (PR) of Indian Railways said.
Helpline numbers have also been issued for those seeking information:
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adtiyanath has announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured. Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu has also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 3.5 lakh for those who lost their lives, Rs 50,000 for seriously injured and Rs 25,000 for people with minor injuries in Uttar Pradesh train derailment.
Earlier, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for kin of deceased and Rs 50,000 for injured.