Kothavalasa: A passenger train en route from Vishakhapatnam to Bhawanipatna was derailed near Kothavalasa Junction in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.
According to reports, the engine of the train 08504 Vishakhapatnam-Bhawanipatna Passenger train derailed while switching track from the Kottavalasa station in Vizianagaram district where it had halted. Following this, the buffer of the first coach, which was a Second Class Cum Luggage coach (SLR), also got entangled.
Further detailed reports related to the matter are awaited.
Earlier, around 10 wagons of goods train derailed and overturned on the Patel Nagar-Dayabasti section in the Delhi area on Saturday.
The derailment occurred near Zakhira flyover at around 11. 52 am, the police officials informed.
The police immediately rushed to the spot and found that goods train had derailed and around 10 bogies had turned down.
Meanwhile, the railway and fire department officials have reached the spot and have started the rescue operation.
In a similar instance, a MEMU passenger train reportedly derailed near Sarala of Odisha’s Sambalpur district after hitting a cow.
The MEMU reportedly derailed while the passenger train was on its way to Sambalpur from Jharsuguda. Though no passenger was injured due to the derailment, a sense of panic and fear gripped them for some time.
Ms Kalinga