Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 (800 U.S. dollars) for those seriously injured in the accident.

Indian Railways is one of the world's largest train networks in the world, criss-crossing the country from north to south, carrying more than 23 million passengers daily. But its safety record is low, underlining the need for an overhaul of the ailing network.

In March this year, more than 50 people were injured when eight coaches of an express train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district. And in January, 32 died and over 50 injured when the Bhubaneswar Express derailed in Vizianagaram.

Last November, 142 people were killed and more than 200 injured when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express train derailed in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh.

Most of these accidents are attributed to human error or poor infrastructure coupled with inadequate maintenance. The Indian government had in 2017 pledged investments of 137 billion U.S. dollars over five years to modernize and expand the railways.

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