Three coaches of Puducherry Express derail in Mumbai, no casualties

New Delhi: Three coaches of 11005 Puducherry Express derailed at Matunga station in Mumbai on Friday. There is no news of any injury so far in this incident, news agency PTI reported.

There was no report of any casualty in the incident, which took place at around 9.30 pm, soon after leaving for Puducherry from Dadar Terminal, a Central Railway official said.

Senior officials of GRP Mumbai are coordinating with the railway administration to help the stranded passengers. In case of emergency, passengers are asked to comply and contact 1512, news agency ANI reported.

Earlier this month, tCoaches of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Jayanagar derailed between Lahvit and Devlali near Nashik in Maharashtra at around 3:10 pm on Sunday.

Central Railway said relief and medical vans were immediately dispatched to the spot.

Two minor injuries were reported in the accident, in which no one was injured. The CPRO said that first aid is being given to both the injured.

Similarly, in another event a According to railway officials, a goods train collided with an stalled goods train in Chhattisgarh’s Raigad district, derailing 18 wagons and disrupting traffic on the Howrah-Mumbai line.

According to him, the incident took place at the Jamgaon railway station yard at 4:15 pm, disrupting rail traffic on the Howrah-Mumbai Up and Down lines, news agency PTI reported.

Both the steel laden trains were going towards Bilaspur.

The goods train was preparing to depart in the yard when another goods train suddenly came on the same track and collided with it. According to Railway Public Relations Officer in Bilaspur, 18 coaches of both the trains derailed due to the accident.

(with PTI inputs)