The death toll in yesterday’s derailment of Delhi-bound Kalka Mail here rose to 68 today with rescuers pulling out 30 more bodies, including that of two Swedish nationals, from the mangled compartments of the ill-fated train.
Around 259 people were injured in the incident and they have been admitted to various hospitals in Fatehpur district and in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh even as rescuers pulled out more people from the train. “About 68 bodies have been recovered so far, while 259 people are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Fatehpur.”