Mirzapur : At least four people were killed on Wednesday after being struck by an oncoming train while they were crossing a railway track in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur. The victims had alighted from the Chopan-Prayagraj Express on the side opposite the platform at the Chunar junction. As they attempted to cross the tracks, they were struck by another train, the Howrah-Kalka Netaji Express, coming from the opposite direction.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the victims’ families and directed officials to immediately reach the spot and expedite relief work. The victims were devotees going for Ganga ‘snan’ (bath) on Kartik Purnima, who were crossing the railway tracks at the time of the incident. The passengers were hit by the Netaji Express, also known as the Kalka-Howrah Express train (12311) at 9:30 am.
Railway officials said that the passengers got off on the opposite side of the train instead of the platform side, where they were hit by another train coming from the opposite direction. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the tragic incident and expressed his condolences to the bereaved families. He directed officials to immediately reach the site and carry out relief operations swiftly.
The Chief Minister also instructed the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams to expedite rescue efforts and ensure proper treatment for the injured, wishing them a speedy recovery. Earlier on Tuesday, 11 people were killed after the collision of a passenger train with a goods train near Bilaspur railway station in Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred around 4 pm on Tuesday when the MEMU (mainline electric multiple unit) passenger train was heading to Bilaspur from Gevra (in neighbouring Korba district).
The impact of the collision was so severe that a coach of the passenger train ended up on top of a wagon of the cargo train, the railway officials said. The railway administration immediately launched relief and rescue operations. The injured persons were being provided with proper medical treatment at nearby hospitals, it added.
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