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120 killed as 14 coaches of Indore-Patna Express derail

<p>More than 200 injured in the worst rail mishap in recent years that took place in Kanpur Dehat; it is suspected that a rail fracture caused it; Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu says a high-level inquiry is on to probe the incident</p>

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Rescue operations by railway personnel assisted by those of army, NDRF and state police, on at the mishap spot near Kanpur on Sunday. Most passengers were sleeping when the accident occurred. Pics/PTI
Rescue operations by railway personnel assisted by those of army, NDRF and state police, on at the mishap spot near Kanpur on Sunday. Most passengers were sleeping when the accident occurred. Pics/PTI

Pukhrayan (UP): At least 120 passengers were killed and more than 200 injured, nearly half of them grievously, in the worst train accident in recent years when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed in Kanpur rural area in the wee hours yesterday due to suspected rail fracture.

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