Patna-Indore express accident: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to visit the spot

New Delhi: The Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will visit accident spot where Patna-Indore express got derailed in Kanpur. He will visit to monitor rescue operations. "Over 100 killed in Indore-Patna Express derailment", said ADG, Law and Order, Daljeet Chowdhury. Menwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for next of kin of deceased, Rs 50,000 for seriously injured.in Kanpur derailment. UP CM Akhilesh Yadav has also announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for families of those killed and Rs 50,000 for seriously injured. Fourteen coaches of the Indore-Patna express train has derailed today near Pukhrayan area in Kanpur. The accident occurred around 3 am today when passengers were sleeping. 14 bogies of goods train derail in C'garh; none hurt: Image courtesy: ANI-Twitter At least 14 bogies of a goods train derailed here today, leading to disruption of rail traffic on the Howrah-Mumbai route, Railway officials said. No one was reported hurt in the mishap. "The 14 waggons of the cargo train carrying ash-like substance and travelling towards Raipur from Bilaspur derailed between Silyari and Mandhar railway stations, around 22 kms away from here, in the wee hours," a Raipur Rail division spokesperson here told PTI. "However, no injuries have been reported," he said. The incident affected the movement of trains on middle line and up line (Howarh-Mumbai) route, as a result of which over half a dozen trains were cancelled, he said. Although, down line is being used for the movement of the trains, he said. Senior officials from the Raipur Rail division were rushed to the site and have begun restoration operations, the spokesperson said, adding the smooth movement of trains on the route will be started soon.