The cause of the fire, which broke out at around 5.30 pm & damaged 3 coaches, is not yet known. Injured have been admitted to Etawah district hospital.
East Coast Railway CPRO says automatic application of emergency brakes would have been possible if a 'Kavach' system had been in place. Collision left 13 dead, over 50 injured.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan ordered to take immediate relief measures and to send as many ambulances as possible from Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli.
The derailment occurred at 9:53 pm and at least two AC III Tier coaches had toppled over while four other coaches jumped the tracks, television visuals showed.
The victims embarked on the pilgrimage from Lucknow last week in a private party coach, and most of them hailed from the Uttar Pradesh capital and its nearby areas.
Benazirabad Division Commissioner Abbas Baloch said passengers are still stranded in one coach, and emergency has been imposed in hospitals of the district.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
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