At least ten people were killed and more than 100 feared injured when the Delhi-bound Goa Express rammed into the stationary Mewar Express near Mathura early on Wednesday.

The Goa Express hit the Mewar Express from behind at around 4:45 AM, Rajesh Vajpayee, CPRO North-Central Railway told.

An unreserved compartment of the Mewar Express was damaged.

Five people were killed in the accident and about 20 injured passengers have been rushed to nearby hospitals, he added.

Railway authorities were using gas cutters to extricate trapped passengers from the damaged bogey.

“Fifteen injured have been taken out from the ill fated general coach of Mewar Express after cutting the bogey,” District Magistrate Dinesh Chandra Shukla said.

The toll is expected to rise as many people are still trapped in the bogey.

Senior police and district official have reached the spot. Fire tenders are also on the job.

In the wake of the accident, Northern Railway has cancelled the Agra Nizamuddin inter-city express and diverted few other trains which included Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express for Mumbai, Andhra Pradesh Express and Karnataka Express. They are being diverted via Tundla.

Train services between Delhi and Agra have been restored with one railway-track the upline opened to traffic from 7:10 AM on Wednesday morning.