Patna-bound train journey becomes tragic for living and dead alike

People gather after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP 

Rescuers work on the site of a train derailment accident in Kanpur Dehat, India, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016. Many were killed when 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track. | AP

Rescuers lift one of the 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train that rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP

People stand near the belongings of passengers after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP

Rescuers and policemen walk near debris after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP

A relative breaks down as rescuers carry the body of a victim after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP

Rescuers search among the debris after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP

Workers cut a rail track prior to restoring it after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP

Rescuers use machinery to remove debris after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP

A victim's body is trapped amid the debris after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP

National disaster response forces search victims after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village, Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP

Indian army solders pull derailed coach from a rescue tank after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village, Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. | AP

Rescuers take rest and file reports after working overnight at the site after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village in Kanpur Dehat district. | AP

Rescuers are seen through the windows of a compartment of the crashed train as they work at the site after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village. | AP

Doctors attend to the victims of Sunday’s train derailment in Pukhrayan, at a government hospital in Kanpur. | Reuters