Rescue workers rushed to the scene of the accident, which occurred in the early hours of the morning, when most passengers were asleep. "The death toll has increased and stands at 60 now," said Zaqi Ahmed, inspector general of police for Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh state, revising an earlier, lower toll. The Press Trust of India news agency said all local hospitals had been placed on alert and around 30 ambulances had been deployed to transport the injured. Hundreds of police were also at the scene, it reported, and Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu had ordered an investigation into the disaster. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he was "anguished beyond words" by the loss of life.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 20, 2016 04:07 UTC