Title - Doon Express derails near Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh

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Jaunpur: The Doon Express, on its way from Howrah to Dehradun, has derailed near Koridia village about 35 km from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh. Railway authorities have confirmed that four persons have died and 10 have been injured and have been shifted to hospital.

PTI has however quoted police as saying that five people have died and 50 persons are injured. A Northern Railway official said coaches 10 to 17 from the engine had derailed. Early reports from Kolkata said that five non-AC coaches of the train had "capsized" or were completely off the rails and lying on their sides. Railway sources said three more coaches had derailed, but not turned over. Among these three coaches is one AC two-tier coach and an AC three-tier coach. 

The official said efforts were on to take people out of the affected coaches. The train has a total of 18 coaches, with around 60 people in each.

The cause of the accident, which happened at around 1.13 in the afternoon, is not known yet. The train derailed about 12 minutes after leaving the Jaunpur station.  The train had left Howrah in West Bengal last evening around 8 pm.

Relief teams have been rushed to the spot from Varanasi and Lucknow. This includes medical teams and a rescue train with equipment.

Railways Minister Mukul Roy has left Kolkata and is on his way to the accident site.

This is the second rail mishap in 10 days. At least 25 people were killed when the Hampi Express rammed a stationary goods train in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur on May 22.