22 killed as train overshoots signal, rams into another

2ND LDALL TRAIN

Manash Pratim Bhuyan
Mathura (UP), Oct 21 (PTI) Overshooting a signal,
Delhi-bound Goa Express Wednesday rammed into the last bogie
of the stationary Mewar Express killing 22 people, including
the guard and two pantry car staff, and injuring an equal
number in the wee hours here in India's northern state of
Uttar Pradesh.

The Goa Sampark Kranti Express hit the Udaipur City-
Hazrat Nizamuddin Mewar Express, which is said to have been
halted on chain pulling by some passengers, between Mathura
and Vrindavan at around 0430 hours IST after its driver
apparently ignored the signal.
The guard of Mewar Express and two staff members of
the pantry car of Goa Express were among those killed while 13
of the injured have received grievous wounds. Five of the
seriously injured were rushed to Delhi by train for treatment.
The unreserved second class-cum-luggage rake, at the
rear end of the train bore the brunt of the collision and a
number of people trapped in it were recovered by personnel of
the army, police and fire services.
The luggage section of the coach probably prevented
heavier casualties among the women and children who were in
the coach.
Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee has announced a
compensation of Rs 5 lakh to families of each of the dead, Rs
1 lakh to those seriously injured and Rs 10,000 for those with
minor injuries. (MORE) PTI MPB
PMR


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