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| Dozens killed as train derails near Kanpur, India | Dozens killed as train derails near Kanpur, India |
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| More than 30 people have been killed after 14 carriages of an Indian express train were derailed in northern Uttar Pradesh state, reports say. | |
| The incident took place on the Indore-Patna Express just after 03:00 local time on Sunday (21:30 GMT Saturday) near the city of Kanpur. | The incident took place on the Indore-Patna Express just after 03:00 local time on Sunday (21:30 GMT Saturday) near the city of Kanpur. |
| The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers continue to work through the wrecked carriages. | |
| More than 100 people have been reported injured. | More than 100 people have been reported injured. |
| It was not immediately clear what caused the coaches to derail. | |
| Krishna Keshav, who was travelling in the train, told the BBC: "We woke with a jolt at around 3am. Several coaches were derailed, everybody was in shock. I saw several bodies and injured people." | |
| Indian prime minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "Anguished beyond words on the loss of lives due to the derailing of the Patna-Indore express. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. | |
| "Prayers with those injured in the tragic train accident." | |
| Mr Modi said he had spoken to Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, who was "personally monitoring the situation closely". | |
| On his own Twitter account, Mr Prabhu warned that "strictest possible action will be taken against those who could be responsible for accident". | |
| He said an investigation into the crash would begin immediately and compensation would be paid to "unfortunate passengers who died and to injured". | |
| Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that India's National Disaster Response Force was overseeing the rescue efforts. | |
| Kanpur is a major railway junction and hundreds of trains pass through it every day. | |
| Anil Saxena, a spokesman for the railway company, said trains were being diverted along other routes. | |
| Train accidents are common in India, where much of the railway equipment is out of date. About 23 million passengers use the country's vast network every day. |