Shaktikunj Express derailed, third train to derail in a month: UP
Seven coaches of the Jabalpur-bound Shaktikunj Express derailed early morning in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, a railway official said.
“The accident occurred at around 6.25 am and we have already cleared out the site,” Railway ministry spokesperson Anil Saxena said.
“All passengers were put on the remaining coaches and by 7.28 am all of them had left the spot. All of them are safe and no one was injured in the accident,” he said.
The only reason for no casuality or death is – the train running at a speed of 40km/hr approximately.
This is the third derailment in the state in less than a 30days. On August 19, the Utkal Express had derailed in Muzaffarnagar district, taking lives of 22 people and injuring 156.
About 100 passengers were injured when 10 coaches of Kaifiyat Express train derailed after crashing into a dumper which strayed on to the tracks in Auraiya district on August 23.
-PTC News
