The accident has disrupted the services of Vande Bharat Express, Duronto, and several other trains in the area. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding this tragic railway mishap.
After two train accidents in five days, Railway Board Chairman AK Mittal today resigned from his post.
The Indian Railways said on Monday traffic on the Meerut-Muzaffarnagar-Shaharanpur section in Uttar Pradesh where the Kalinga Utkal Express derailed has been restored.
The Indian Railways sent on leave its three top officials, suspended four and transferred one in the wake of Utkal Express derailment which appeared to have been caused by negligence.
Uttar Pradesh police has said it has found no proof of any terror outfit's involvement in the derailment of the Utkal Kalinga Express at Khatauli.
An unverified telephonic conversation apparently between two railway employees hints that "negligence" may have caused the derailment of Utkal Express in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Saturday.
The Indian Railways today put the death toll in the derailment of the Utkal Express near Khatauli in UP at 21 and said 97 passengers were injured.
There have been 586 train accidents in the last five years with the Utkal Express derailment on Saturday being the latest.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today directed senior officials to fix responsibility on "prima facie evidence by the end of day" into the derailment of the Utkal Express in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar.
The Indian Railways and Muzaffarnagar district authorities have launched helpline numbers to assist families of those affected in the Utkal Express derailment.
14 coaches of the high-speed Utkal Express derailed near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening, killing at least 23 people
14 coaches of Utkal Expressderailed, with one of them crashing into a house adjacent to the track near Khatauli in UP on Saturday evening, killing at least 23 people and leaving several others injured.
At least 23 people have been confirmed dead in Utkal Express derailment in Khatauli in UP.
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