2 Accidents In 4 Days: Railway Board Chairman A K Mittal Resigns

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In the latest one, as many as 74 passengers were injured as nine bogies of the Kafiyat Express derailed in UP's Auraiya district early on Wednesday after dashing against a dumper carrying construction material for railway work, officials said.

New Delhi: After the two railway accidents within four days, Railway Board chairman A K Mittal has resigned on Wednesday.

On Saturday, 156 people were injured in the derailment of Utkal Express in western Uttar Pradesh. (PTI Photo/File)

Many of the 156 injured were in a critical state, Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Principal Secretary (Information), UP government, said. The Union railway ministry said in a release that 21 people were killed and 97 injured, 26 of them grievously, in the derailment. (PTI Photo/File)