Kalka-Howrah train crossing the railway line in Mirzapur, UP on Wednesday morning, which was At least three devotees were killed in the collision, also known as Netaji Express. However, in some media reports the death toll is said to be 6. Officials said there was a danger that the number of deaths would increase.
The victims were going to take bath in the Ganga in Varanasi on the occasion of Kartik Purnima (Punniya of Kartik). A large number of police personnel have been deployed at the accident site.
According to media reports, devotees reached Chunar Railway Station at around 9:15 in the morning, Gomoh-Prayagraj. After getting down from the express, they were trying to cross the railway tracks from the wrong side. Meanwhile, Netaji Express passing at high speed from platform number three hit him. Killed. According to reports, half a dozen people are feared dead in the accident.
According to railway officials, the passengers did not get down on the same side of the train platform, but got down on the opposite side. Where he was hit by another train coming from the other side. The victim Karthik was going to Varanasi from Chopan to take a holy bath in the Ganga on the occasion of Puniya. This accident happened at 'Chunar Railway Station'.
