Utkal Express on Saturday jumped the rails +23 people dead and over 60 injured +Extremely pained by the derailment of the Utkal Express in Muzaffarnagar. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased: PM — PMO India (@PMOIndia) 1503153535000Railways Ministry & UP Government are doing everything possible & providing all assistance required in the wake of the train derailment: PM — PMO India (@PMOIndia) 1503153608000#Muzaffarnagar train derailment: Visuals from the spot. Khatauli is around 40 km from Muzaffarnagar.Railway ministry officials in Delhi, however, put the number of dead at 12. The train was coming from Puri in Odisha and going to Haridwar in Uttarakhand, normally a journey of about 36 hours.PAC, ATS and NDRF teams have been rushed to the spot. As of now our focus is on rescue and not on finding reasons for the accident.

Source: Times of India August 19, 2017 17:13 UTC