The scene on the site was as horrifying as one could imagine it to be.
The death toll on Monday mounted to 146 in the Indore-Patna Express derailment here in Kanpur rural area as rescuers wrapped up their operation with little hope of finding any survivors after overnight efforts to pull out trapped passengers from the mangled bogies.
Volunteers from several NGOs, RSS, Sikh organisations and even from many political outfits remained at the accident site till late in the night as rescuers struggled to pull out passengers trapped in the mangled bogies.
Officials had said that prima facie the cause of the accident could be due to track fracture.
Here are some of the photographs from the ground zero.
(With agency inputs)
1. Bogie removed from track
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Rescue and relief works in progress after the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Kanpur Dehat.
All the 14 derailed coaches of the Patna-bound train 19321 have been removed from the tracks. Many distraught people were sifting through the luggage and other belongings piled up at the site to look for any clue about their missing loved ones.
(Photo courtesy - PTI)
2. Bogies in heap
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Volunteers from several NGOs, RSS, Sikh organisations and even from many political outfits remained at the accident site till late in the night as rescuers struggled to pull out passengers trapped in the mangled bogies. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
3. Salvage
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Amid scenes of tragedy, a number of good samaritans took it upon themselves to provide succour to the traumatised passengers and help out the rescuers and others on site and in hospitals by providing food and water. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
4. Suresh Prabhu on-site
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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu talk to officers as he arrives at spot of accident at Pukhraya station.
Officials had said that prima facie the cause of the accident could be due to track fracture. A high-level probe had been ordered by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who promised "strictest possible action" against the guilty.
(Photo courtesy - PTI)
5. Rescue continued after dark
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Railway personnel assisted by army, NDRF and state police carried out the search and rescue operation overnight under floodlights. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
6. Rescue in progress
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Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a train derailment.
83 of the 202 injured passengers were admitted in hospitals of Kanpur and neighbouring Kanpur-Rural districts while rest of them have been released, Prasad said, adding 73 of them were seriously injured.
(Photo courtesy - Reuters)
7. Prayers
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Children hold candles as they pray for the victims of Sundays train accident at Pukhrayan near Kanpur city, at a school. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)
