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| 13 killed, 20 injured |
| 13 killed, 20 injured after two trains collide near Mathura
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| INDIA
, 21-October-2009
3:3:49 AM |
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The train collision that killed 13 passengers and injured another 20 was prima facie caused by a human-error where the loco-pilot of the Delhi-bound 2779 Goa Sampark Kranti Express apparently "overshot" the signal and rammed into a stationary 2964 Mewar Express from the rear on the Mathura-Vrindavan section at 4.50 am on Wdnesday.
As rescue and relief operations continued at the site of the mishap, officials said that the number of fatalities could go up. The injured were being rushed to local hospitals.
"It is a rear-end collision. The Mewar Express had stopped because of the alarm chain having being pulled. The Goa Express, which was running six minutes behind on the same track, rammed into the stationary Mewar Express from behind. The driver of the Goa Express probably overshot the signal but the actual facts would only be ascertained following a detailed inquiry," Northern Railways' General Manager Vivek Sahai told The Indian Express over phone from the accident site.
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