Mangled coaches, frantic rescue ops: Scenes from Kanpur train accident

Updated On Nov 20, 2016 02:49 pm IST
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At least 100 people were killed when 14 coaches of the Patna-Indore Express derailed near Pukhrayan in Kanpur district early on Sunday. (HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Nov 20, 2016 02:49 pm IST

At least 100 people were killed when 14 coaches of the Patna-Indore Express derailed near Pukhrayan in Kanpur district early on Sunday. (HT Photo)

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Several trains on the Jhansi-Kanpur route were diverted after the accident. (HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Several trains on the Jhansi-Kanpur route were diverted after the accident. (HT Photo)

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A team of at least 90 army personnel from Kanpur has been deployed for rescue and relief operations. (HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A team of at least 90 army personnel from Kanpur has been deployed for rescue and relief operations. (HT Photo)

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Rescue officials on the spot where 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed. (HT photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Rescue officials on the spot where 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed. (HT photo)

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The Indore-Patna Express near Pokhrayan in Kanpur Dehat on Sunday. (ht photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The Indore-Patna Express near Pokhrayan in Kanpur Dehat on Sunday. (ht photo)

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Rescue officials cut the tangled coaches with gas cutters. (PTI Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Rescue officials cut the tangled coaches with gas cutters. (PTI Photo)

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JCBs have been pressed into service to detach the tangled coaches. (HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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JCBs have been pressed into service to detach the tangled coaches. (HT Photo)

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Rescue officials and locals on the site where the Indore-Patna Express was derailed. (PTI photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Rescue officials and locals on the site where the Indore-Patna Express was derailed. (PTI photo)

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A team of at least 90 army personnel from Kanpur has been deployed for rescue and relief operations. (PTI Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Nov 20, 2016 02:49 pm IST

A team of at least 90 army personnel from Kanpur has been deployed for rescue and relief operations. (PTI Photo)

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Police officials gather next to a derailed coach. (ht photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Police officials gather next to a derailed coach. (ht photo)

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Officials carry out rescue work after 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed in Kanpur. (PTI Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Nov 20, 2016 02:49 pm IST

Officials carry out rescue work after 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed in Kanpur. (PTI Photo)

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Green corridors were set between the accident site and the hospitals in Kanpur. (HT Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Nov 20, 2016 02:49 pm IST

Green corridors were set between the accident site and the hospitals in Kanpur. (HT Photo)

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