20 injured as Punjab Mail derails near
Rohtak
Sunday May 06, 2012 08:59:43 AM,
IANS
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Rohtak (Haryana): At least 20 people were injured
when eight coaches of the Punjab Mail derailed in Sampla area of
Haryana's Rohtak district early Sunday.
The derailment occurred around 4 am., railway officials said. None
of the passengers had serious injuries.
The injured were admitted to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical
Sciences (PGIMS) at Rohtak, 70 km from New Delhi.
The train was going from Ferozepur in Punjab to Mumbai. Traffic on
the Rohtak-Delhi section was affected.
Railway officials said five of the derailed coaches had overturned
after derailment. The derailed coaches included six bogies of the
second-class sleeper (S-5 to S-10), one luggage compartment and
the guard coach.
"Most of the passengers in the derailed coaches were sleeping when
the accident took place," said police officials at the spot.
They said that at least 50 metres of the railway track were found
broken at the accident site.
"We are trying to ascertain whether the railway track broke due to
the accident or whether the broken track led to the accident," one
railway official at the accident site said.
Railway officials have ordered a probe into the accident. Efforts
were being made to clear the track and restore traffic later
during the day.
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