“The train derailed and collided with the goods train stationary on the next railway line. We are assessing the situation,” said AK Singh, chief spokesperson of North Eastern Railway.
The brunt of the crash was borne by the unreserved seating coach, which was carrying most of the 40 people feared killed, senior police officer Amrendra Sainger said.
Most of the victims were poor farm labourers returning to their homes from the neighbouring state of Haryana, local police official Zameer Ahmad said. The passenger train had left from Haryana’s Hisar town and was just 46km from its final destination of Gorakhpur when the accident took place. [
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