As per the official statement, the incident occurred at the Somna station in Aligarh, where a metal rod entered the head of a passenger sitting in the general coach of Nilanchal Express coming from Delhi. The incident triggered panic among passengers.
Initially, a fire was suspected, but the public relations branch of the South Western Railway (SWR) issued a press statement later, clarifying that the train had suffered a brake binding.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 13 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on Tuesday expressed profound grief and anguish over the accident on the railway track near Bathua in G Sigadam Mandal in Srikakulam district in which five persons lost their lives and seve
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that the preliminary inquiry showed a glitch in the locomotive equipment as the reason behind the train accident at Domohani in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that a statutory inquiry has been initiated to find out the reason behind the train accident site at Domohani in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 21 (ANI): The General Manager of East Coast Railway on Monday ordered senior officer level inquiry in the Puri-Surat Express Train (02827) accident, in which an elephant was killed.
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday urged the judiciary to take note and seek answers regarding the hardships being faced by migrant workers, as they strive to return to their native places.
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], May 9 (ANI): Recalling the nightmare, an eyewitness of Aurangabad train mishap said that he raised an alarm, in order to save the other migrant workers who were on tracks, but to no avail. The chilling incident has claimed the lives of 16 migrant labourer
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], May 9 (ANI): The mortal remains of the 16 migrant labourers who died in Aurangabad on Friday have been sent to Madhya Pradesh on a special train.
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Maharashtra state government over mowing down of 16 migrant by a goods train in Aurangabad.
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Actor Ajay Devgn on Friday expressed grief over the death of sixteen migrant workers who were run over by a goods train in Maharashtra's Aurangabad early this morning.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 8 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday expressed condolences to the families of 16 migrant workers who were killed in a train mishap in Maharashtra's Aurangabad.