Kanpur train accident LIVE: 2 dead, 65 injured as Sealdah-Ajmer Express derails; Suresh Prabhu personally monitoring situation

Kanpur: At least 2 people died and over 65 were injured after Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed between Rura-Metha near Kanpur on Wednesday. Rescue and relief operations are underway.
– Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday ordered a thorough probe after the Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh early morning.
– Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said he is personally monitoring the situation following the derailment of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express in Kanpur.
– NDRF team reaches the accident spot near Kanpur
– Financial assistance under rules being made available to victims of #SealdahAjmer Express train derailment: Anil Saxena, Indian Railways, Spokesperson
– New Delhi-Lucknow Gomti Express, Delhi- Azamgarh Kaifiyat Express, Anand Vihar-Rewa Express cancelled for Wednesday due to operational reasons.
– Two (S5 and S6 of the fifteen derailed bogies had fallen in the nearby canal. S5 and S6 of the fifteen derailed bogies had fallen in the nearby canal.
– The Railways have issued the helpline numbers for Kanpur — 0512-2323015, 2323016, 2323018 and for Allahabad — 0532-2408149, 2408128.
– Rescue and relief operations are on at the accident spot with the district health department dispatching 14 ambulances and relief teams from Kanpur and Tundla
– “A rescue team has rushed to the spot and a medical relief train from Kanpur has also been sent to the accident site. Currently we are focusing on relief and rescue operations,” Railway spokesperson Anil Saxena said.
– Buses have also been plied to drop the stranded passengers from the spot to Kanpur railway station.
– Rail minister Suresh Prabhu tweets on rescue and relief operations of Sealdah-Ajmer train accident
– The mishap took place in Rura between Kanpur and Etawah
– Out of 15 coaches derailed, 13 were sleeper while two were general bogeys
– Kanpur-Delhi rail route badly hit due to train mishap
– The mishap took place at 5:20 AM on Wednesday
– SP Rura and Kanpur Dehat DM at accident spot: Daljeet Chaudhary (ADG Law & Order)
– 2 dead after 15 coaches of Sealdah-Ajmer Express train derailed near Kanpur (UP), confirms Zaki Ahmad, Kanpur IG
– Ex-gratia will be paid to injured. All passengers are being provided with necessary assistance to ensure least inconvenience: Rail minister Suresh Prabhu
– As per preliminary reports 15 coaches of the train got derailed. The first 5 and last 3 coaches were intact: Anil Saxena, Indian Railways spokesperson
– Rescue and relief operations underway: Anil Saxena
– Thorough investigation will be carried out to ascertain the cause: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu