Three Coaches Of Puducherry Express Derail In Mumbai, None Injured

There were no reports of anyone being harmed in the incident, which occurred at about 9.45 p.m., soon after the train left the Dadar terminal for Puducherry.

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New Delhi: Three coaches of the 11005 Puducherry Express derailed at Matunga station in Mumbai on Friday. No reports of anyone being injured in the incident so far, news agency PTI reported.

There were no reports of anyone being harmed in the incident, which occurred at about 9.45 p.m., soon after the train left the Dadar terminal for Puducherry, Central Railways Official said.

Three coaches of 11005 Puducherry Express derail at Matunga station in Mumbai, no reports so far of anyone getting injured, says Central Railway spokesperson

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 15, 2022

Senior GRP Mumbai officers are coordinating with the railway administration to provide help to stranded travellers. Passengers are asked to comply and to contact 1512 in case of an emergency, news agency ANI reported.

In coordination with the railway administration, senior GRP Mumbai officials are arranging for assistance for stranded passengers. Passengers are requested to cooperate and in case of emergencies dial 1512: GRP Mumbai pic.twitter.com/PqdK45BFQ9

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Earlier this month, ten coaches of the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Jaynagar derailed between Lahavit and Deolali near Nashik in Maharashtra at around 3:10 pm on Sunday, reported news agency ANI. 

Relief and medical vans were rushed immediately to the spot, said the Central Railway.

Two minor injuries were reported in the mishap with no casualty. Both the injured are being given primary treatment, said the CPRO. 

Similarly, in another incident a goods train collided with a halted freight train in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, derailing 18 waggons and disrupting traffic on the key Howrah-Mumbai line, according to Railway officials.

According to them, the incident occurred at 4:15 p.m. in the yard of Jamgaon railway station, interrupting rail traffic on the Howrah-Mumbai Up and Down lines, news agency PTI reported. 

Both steel-laden trains were on their way to Bilaspur.

The goods train in the yard was preparing to depart when another freight train unexpectedly appeared on the same track and slammed into it. According to a Railway public relations official in Bilaspur, the accident caused 18 waggons from the two trains to fall off the rails.

(With PTI Inputs)