Kolkata: This morning in Nalpur area of Kolkata, one of the express trains traveling from Secunderabad to Shalimar has met with a train accident and derailed, though some passengers have got injured. The accident occurred around 5:At 45 AM on the Howrah – Kharagpur railway line four coaches including parcel van derailed.
Several passengers said there was a jerk and that people immediately scrambled, luggage stored above the seats also fell down. Fortunately, the driver was able to bring the train to a sudden stop. When the passengers had alighted from the train they were horrified to see the overturned carriages.
The local and other rescue services reached the site of the crash on the railway as soon as possible. An official said that no passengers were left stranded on the 22850 Secunderaber-Shalimar Express train. Though a few were injured slightly they were quickly ferried to the nearest hospital for treatment. Thank goodness the coaches that were on the train when it derailed were not greatly harmed.
Fortunately, it is the Railway Protection Force as well as local police and rescue operations are still being conducted. Police and the other authorities are talking to passengers to get more information. It’s still unclear what led to the derailment, and while the authorities continue to investigate, they are trying to determine whether the problem was with the track or if the conductor made an error. They are also monitoring whether there’s any possible technical issues with the train.
Due to the mishap, train services on the Howrah-Kharagpur section have been completely cancelled. One official said that rail services will be temporarily relocated until the cased coaches are re-railued. They said that they would restore the operations on this route as soon as possible.
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