Kanpur: (Uttar Pradesh): Two-person sustained minor injuries, while one was grievously injured after 12 coaches of Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derailed in Kanpur on Saturday. In the wake of the derailment, North Central Railway has cancelled 11 trains, diverted 8 trains to another route and shortly terminated 2 others, while East Central Railway has, so far, diverted 24 trains.

"Trains scheduled to run beyond Allahabad (ALD) and in between Allahabad and Kanpur Central has been diverted via Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU)-Lucknow (LKO) - Kanpur Central (CNB)/ Moradabad (MB) till further advice," Chief Passenger Transportation Manager (CPTM) of North Central Railway (NCR) said in a press release.