Fourteen carriages of the Indore-Patna Express derailed just after 03:00 local time on Sunday near the city of Kanpur. The death has reached at least 115, with more than 150 injured, police say.
As the death toll following the derailment of a train in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state continues to rise, there are renewed questions about the safety of India’s passenger trains.
Fourteen carriages of the Indore-Patna Express derailed just after 03:00 local time on Sunday near the city of Kanpur. The death has passed 130, with more than 150 injured, police say.
The BBC reports train accidents are fairly common in India, where much of the railway equipment is out of date. An accident in Uttar Pradesh in March last year killed 39 people and injured 150.
Last year, the government announced investments of $137bn over five years to modernise and expand the railways.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabh, on his own Twitter account, warned, "the strictest possible action will be taken against those who could be responsible for accident".
After visiting victims of the crash in hospital, the minister said an investigation of the causes of the accident has started.
India’s worst rail accidents (supplied by the BBC)
Bihar, 6 Jun 1981: 250 deaths confirmed as passenger train derails on a bridge and plunges into the Baghmati river. Hundreds more are never found, with an estimated death toll ranging from 500 to 800
Firozabad, 20 Aug 1995: 358 people are killed as an express train hits a stationary express train
Gaisal, Assam, 2 Aug 1999: At least 290 killed as two trains carrying a total of 2,500 people collide
Khanna, 26 Nov 1998: At least 212 killed as a train collides with a derailed train
Rafiganj, 10 Sept 2002: Rajdhani Express derails on bridge, killing at least 130
West Midnapore, West Bengal, 28 May 2010: The Calcutta-Mumbai passenger train derails, killing at least 100. Police blame Maoist sabotage of the track.