Over 40 passengers suffered injuries when 12 bogies of the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derailed near Kanpur around 1am on Saturday. Sources said the train got split in two parts at Rooma village 15km from Kanpur Central station. Then there was complete darkness.”He said the rescue team of police and railway officials reached after around an hour. Kanpur district magistrate Vijay Vishwas Pant said: “Our foremost priority is to provide all possible treatment to the injured passengers. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said he had asked state government officials to help the injured passengers in every way possible.

Source: The Telegraph April 21, 2019 02:26 UTC