NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, JAN 16
Eight coaches of Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Express have derailed near Cuttack in Odisha on Thursday morning.
Initial reports reaching from the spot suggests, at least twenty people were injured, of them six have sustained grievous injuries in the accident, according to the railways ministry.
The accident took place between Salagaon and Nergundi when the Lokmanya Tilak Express hit the guard van of a goods train. There is heavy fog in the region.
While five coaches are completely off the track, three others have not been fully displaced, the ministry said.
All the injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals and rescue operation are on.
Five trains operating on this route have been diverted due to the accident, said Chief Public Relations Officer, East Coast Railway. Further details are awaited.
