Around 30 people are feared dead and 50 have been injured as Gorakhpur-bound Gorakhdham Express rammed into a goods train at Chureb station between Basti and Gorakhpur.

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30 feared dead in Gorakhdham Express accident

Around 30 people are feared dead and 50 have been injured as Gorakhpur-bound Gorakhdham Express rammed into a goods train at Chureb station between Basti and Gorakhpur.

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Gorakhpur-bound Gorakhdham Express rammed into a stationary train on may 26 morning near Chureb railway station in Sant Kabir Nagar (UP). (PTI)

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As per initial reports, both the trains came on the single track due to signal error. Three general coaches of Gorakhdham Express were badly crushed while six others were derailed.

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Locals were the first to rush for rescue operations. The district administration said that 30 people had died in the accident. However, railway officials did not confirm the number of dead and injured.

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Officials in the Railway Board said the mishap occurred due to derailment of the express train.

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Railways has ordered an inquiry into the mishap by commissioner Railway Safety (Northeast circle) PK Bajpayee.

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Out of the six coaches, four were general coaches and two were AC coach — AC first class and AC two tier.

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"People are saying this based on their own assessment. There are lot of people inside the coaches who need to be rescued first," said CPRO, Ner, Alok Kumar Singh.

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