LOKMANYA TILAK EXPRESS DERAIL, 20 HURT NEAR CUTTACK

Odishabarta,Bureau

CUTTACK:Over 20 people have been injured after eight coaches of Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak express derailed at Nirgundi after the train rammed into a goods train.

 As per reports, the incident occurred due to dense fog when Lokmanya Tilak rammed into the guard’s van of a goods train between Salagaon and Nirgundi railway station close to Cuttack in Odisha.

As per a railway official, 5 coaches of Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus express got derailed while 3 are displaced from the track.

Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO), East Coast Railway has said that around 20 people have been injured in the incident.

Meanwhile, Lokmanya Tilak express driver and a senior railway officer have confirmed that there no deaths so far, while, the number of injured people may rise further. 

Meanwhile, a Railway accident medical rescue van has reached the incident site and the injured are being provided with medical assistance. Those who are critically injured are being shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. Further details are awaited.

According to latest information from Senior Divisional Commercial Manager,Khurda Total injuries; 11 Minor injuries, 5 Major injuries and First aid given to about 8 passengers.

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