Local train rams into Haridwar Express in Haryana, driver dead

A local train rammed into the Delhi-bound Lokmanya Tilak Haridwar Express amid foggy conditions at Baghola village in the district on Tuesday (December 8), leaving the driver of one of the trains dead and two others injured.

Rescue operations on after two trains rammed into each other near Baghola fatak in Palwal. (Source: PTI)

Passengers of both the trains were safe in the mishap that took place around 8:30 AM. (Source: PTI)

The impact of the collision was so severe that the guard bogie of the mail train and the engine of the EMU were badly damaged resulting in the the driver and assistant of the EMU getting trapped, according to railway officials. (Source: PTI)

They were later pulled out by passengers and admitted to hospital where the driver Yashpal died. (Source: PTI)

While the driver of the Palwal-Ghaziabad EMU was killed, the assistant driver of the train and guard of the express train were injured in the mishap, Northern Railway spokesperson Neeraj Sharma said. (Source: PTI)

The mishap hit road traffic on the route, disrupting the movement of about 15 trains.

A railway trackman looks for belongings of the driver after two trains collided at Janauli in the northern state of Haryana, Tuesday, December 8. The driver of one of the trains was killed and dozens were injured in the accident 60 kilometers (35 miles) south of New Delhi. (Source: AP)

General Manager of Northern Railway AK Puthia along with senior railway officials have rushed to the spot and are monitoring the situation.

Policemen retrieve belongings of the driver and others that lay in the mangled compartments after two trains collided at Janauli in the northern state of Haryana. (Source: AP)

Northern Railway has opened helpline numbers to provide information about the accident.The helpline numbers are 011-23459748, 1072, and 011-23341074.

A policeman stands guard near the mangled remains of coaches after two trains collided at Janauli in the northern state of Haryana. (Source: AP)

Trains en route Palwal-Asaoti section, which were held up, are being cleared through another line. (Source: AP)