One more passenger dies in hospital, toll reaches 15 in train-truck collision

One more passenger, injured in a train-truck collision here, died at a hospital, raising the toll in the incident to 15, a senior official said here today.

"Bhupendra Mishra, 53, who sustained serious injuries in collision between Gorakhpur-Ayodhya passenger train and a truck yesterday, died at the district hospital late last night," acting district magistrate Sukhlal Bharati said.

He said that the total number of people killed in the incident had reached 15, of which 11 had been identified.

"Rest of the bodies are kept at police lines for identification," Bharati said.

Bodies of nine victims had been handed over to their kins after post mortem, he said, adding that total 31 people were injured in the accident.

The DM said that a case had been lodged against the truck driver by village chowkidar of Harbanspur under various section of IPC, Motor Vehicle Act and Railway Act.

Meanwhile, officiating general manager of NE Railway and RDSO director SH Punnu visited the hospital and met injured people.

Gorakhpur-Ayodhya passenger collided with a truck loaded with sand between Mankapur and Nawabganj railway station at an unmanned crossing near Chak Rasoolpur village yesterday.