Uttar Pradesh train accident death toll four, injured count 31

Gonda (UP), July 19

The death toll in the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda has risen to four, while 31 people were injured in the incident, an official said.

Eight coaches of the train had derailed between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway stations, about 150 km from the state capital, on the Gonda-Gorakhpur section of the Northeast Railway on Thursday afternoon. Gonda District Magistrate Neha Sharma said, “So far, four passengers have died and 31 are injured. Of the injured, the condition of around half a dozen is critical.”

“The deceased include Rahul, 38, Saroj Kumar Singh, 31, and two unidentified passengers. The body of one of the unidentified passengers was retrieved on Friday morning,” Sharma said. “The bodies of the four have arrived at the district headquarters. Their post-mortem examination will be conducted after their relatives arrive,” the District Magistrate said. The officer said she interacted with several passengers and none of them complained about any of their co-passengers missing.