The derailment occurred around 3am on Sunday near Purwa, a village near the industrial city of Kanpur, when the 14 coaches jumped the track. Map showing site of Indian train derailment at Kanpur The train derailed in the early hours of Sunday morning near the city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. My thoughts are with the bereaved families.”Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) Prayers with those injured in the tragic train accident. “Prayers with those injured in the tragic train accident,” Modi said. In 2014, an express train ploughed into a stationary freight train, also in Uttar Pradesh, killing 26 people.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2016 04:16 UTC