29 people killed in a train Accident

According to reports,Just eight minutes before the incident took place, two trains had crossed that section and their drivers did not det...

According to reports,Just eight minutes before the incident took place, two trains had crossed that section and their drivers did not detect any problem.

"Twenty nine bodies, including 13 men, 11 women and five children, have been recovered so far from the mishap site between Khirkiya and Harda, about 160 km from Bhopal,"Madhya Pradesh government spokesman Anupam Rajan

"We are trying to rescue passengers. Relief work is going on on a war footing. We are checking all carriages to look for trapped passengers,"said ministry spokesman Anil Saxena.

Twelve coaches of the Kamayani Express to Varanasi from Mumbai derailed near Harda in Madhya Pradesh just before midnight. Six coaches of the Janata Express derailed around the same time,the railway ministry said.

Former Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal criticised the government over the Harda tragedy saying that its priority was bullet trains when infrastructure was not in place

Twelve coaches of the Kamayani Express to Varanasi from Mumbai derailed near Harda in Madhya Pradesh just before midnight. Six coaches of the Janata Express derailed around the same time, the railway ministry said. The accident relief train has reached the spot and severalpassengers have been brought to the nearby Harda station. Railway Ministry has ordered an inquiry into the twin derailments and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the next of the kin of the deceased, Rs 50,000 to grievously injured and 25,000 to those who sustained minor injuries.