Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Geetanjali Express derails; no casualties

The Mumbai-Howrah Geetanjali Express derailed near Akola on Wednesday, disrupting traffic on the busy Badnera-Bhusawal section of Central Railways.

There were no casualties reported in the mishap, which took place nearly 20 km from Akola, a Central Railways spokesperson said.

The incident occurred at around 3.30 pm when S-7 coach of the Howrah-bound superfast train jumped off the track near Nagzari, throwing the traffic on Down line completely out of gear, the spokesperson said.

Work was on to put the derailed coach back on tracks and restore the traffic on the busy route, the spokesperson added.

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