Three killed, 14 hurt as trains collide in Uttar Pradesh (Lead, changing dateline)

FIROZABAD - At least three people were killed and 14 injured when two trains collided in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district on a foggy Saturday morning, an official said.

The Kalindi Express and the Shram Shakti Express collided on the Delhi-Howrah rail route near the Tundla railway station in Firozabad, some 350 km from state capital Lucknow.

“We have learnt that three passengers - two women and a child - of the Shram Shakti Express have been killed in the accident,” Firozabad District Magistrate N.G. Ravi Kumar told IANS.

“Rescue operations have nearly been completed and the 14 injured are being treated at a hospital. Most of the injured are women,” he said.

Though the exact cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, Kumar said that “fog appears to be one of the factors”.

Firozabad Senior Superintendent of police Raghuveer Lal told IANS: “According to our reports, the Kalindi Express dashed against the Shram Shakti Express near the Tundla railway station.”

“Two rear coaches of the Shram Shakti Express have been badly damaged following the accident,” he added.