Auraiya train derailment explained
On 23 August 2017, the Kaifiyat Express train derailed between the Pata and Achalda railway stations in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh, India, injuring at least 80 people.[1] [2] This was the second train derailment within a week after the Kalinga Utkal Express derailed near Khatauli on 19 August 2017 in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.[3]
Accident
The train collided with a dump truck on the line, causing ten coaches of the Kaifiyat Express to derail. At least 80 people were injured, with four in critical condition at the time of the accident. The critical victims were shifted to the Etawah district hospital.[4] The railway administration lodged a complaint against the truck driver and a contractor with a construction company.[5]
Aftermath
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were sent to join the rescue operation at the scene and all trains on the route were cancelled until the rescue operations concluded and the track was ready for service.
Response
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu stated that the injured had been shifted to nearby hospitals. After this accident, he offered to resign his ministership but the sitting Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to wait further.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Rashid . Omar . 23 August 2017 . Kaifiyat Express derails in Auraiya district of UP, 50 injured The Hindu . The Hindu . live . subscription . 23 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190910094449/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kaifiyat-express-derails-in-auraiya-district-of-up-50-injured/article19543823.ece . 10 September 2019.
- Web site: Railways asks public to submit proof to help its inquiry into Kaifiyat Express derailment. 24 August 2017. Scroll.in. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125155326/https://scroll.in/latest/848292/railways-asks-public-to-submit-proof-to-help-its-inquiry-into-kaifiyat-express-derailment . 25 January 2020 . 2020-01-25.
- News: Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, more than 20 killed. Al Jazeera. 20 August 2017. 20 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180801124702/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/uttar-pradesh-train-derailment-kills-passengers-170819170406483.html. 1 August 2018. live.
- News: Kaifiyat Express derails in Auraiya district of UP, 74 injured . 6 February 2020 . The Economic Times . 23 August 2017.
- Web site: High level probe ordered into derailment of Kaifiyat Express. Malhotra. Abhinav. 23 August 2017. The Times of India. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824035631/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/high-level-probe-ordered-into-derailment-of-kaifiyat-express/articleshow/60198384.cms . 24 August 2017 . 2020-01-25.
- News: Suresh Prabhu offers to quit as railway minister over train accidents, PM Narendra Modi asks him to wait. 2017-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107085727/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/suresh-prabhu-narendra-modi-indian-railways-train-derailment/1/1032066.html. 7 November 2017. live.
