Summary:
Senior superintendent of police Rajesh Pandey, superintendent of police (city) Ranvijay and other officials of the police and administration landed at the spot to take stock of the situation. Only four days later, on August 23, another major derailment took place near Auraiya when eight coaches of Kaifiyat Express derailed. On August 19, in another horrific derailment, Kalinga Express jumped tracks in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar . MEERUT: An alert driver saved lives of hundreds of commuters on board 12206- Nanda Devi Express as he applied emergency brakes after spotting a 17-foot iron rod placed in the tracks. In the first of these, Rajya Rani Express was derailed on April 15, 2017 near Rampur..