33 killed, 35 injured as train rams into bus in UP

At least 33 people were killed
and 35 others injured when a train rammed
into a bus at an unmanned crossing near
here in Uttar Pradesh in the wee hours on
Thursday.
Railways order high-level inquiry into UP
mishap
The accident occurred at around 2.20 am
when the train on its way from Mathura to
Chapra in Bihar rammed into the bus
carrying a marriage party from Adupura
village at the crossing in Dariyawganj area in
this district.
Additional superintendent of police Daddan
Prasad said the bus was carrying around 68
passengers.
"33 people have been killed and 35 others
injured in the mishap," he said.
Shailaja Kumari, district magistrate, Etah,
said the injured have been admitted to
various hospitals in Etah and Farukkhabad
districts.
"The injured have been taken care of and
they are now in various hospitals. Everybody
is out of danger," she said.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed
extreme grief at the loss of life and
announced ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh for
the kin of each person killed, Rs 50,000 each
for seriously injured and Rs 10,000 each for
those with simple injuries.
Singh, who holds the railway portfolio, also
ordered a high-level inquiry by the
commissioner of rail safety into the mishap.
A railways spokesman said the inquiry will
go into the causes of the accident.
Minister of state for railways K H Muniyappa
and railway board chairman Vinay Mittal
have rushed to the mishap site to oversee
the rescue operations.