Kanpur train accident: Here's a list of rail mishaps across India in 2016

In what came as another blow to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu’s efforts to modernise and improve India’s railway system, 15 coaches of the Ajmer-Sealdah Express derailed near Rura — near Kanpur — on Wednesday. The coaches included 13 sleeper coaches and two general coaches. The incident took place reportedly at 5.22 am as the train was crossing a bridge over a dry canal in the area. Forty-four people were injured in the accident apart from the deceased. Unfortunately, however, for Prabhu and his ministry, this is the latest in a series of train accidents that have occurred all over India in 2016: The railway minister, along with the Indian public at large, will be hoping that 2017 proves to be a much safer year for rail transport in the country.