30 dead, 100 injured as train derails in UP's Rae Bareli

BACHHRAWAN/ LUCKNOW: At least 30 persons were killed and around 150 others injured when the engine and two coaches of the Dehradun-Varanasi Janta Express derailed near Bachrawan railway station in UP's Rae Bareli on Friday. According to preliminary reports, the locomotive driver apparently overshot the signal and as a result, the engine and two adjoining coaches derailed, railway spokesperson Anil Saxena said in Delhi. "There could be more casualties in the mishap," Divisional Commissioner, Lucknow, Mahesh Gupta said. The accident occurred around 9.30am near Bachhrawan Railway station, about 50 km from state capital, Lucknow. "Four medical teams with doctors, paramedics, and first-aid kits were rushed to the site. A total of 40 ambulances were also rushed," chief medical officer in Lucknow said. TOI