2 dead, 37 injured as Mangala Express derails near Nashik

November 15, 2013 11:27

Two passengers were killed and 37 others injured when ten coaches of a train derailed at Ghoti near Igatpuri in Nashik district this morning.

The mishap took place at around 6.20 am today when 12618 Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Lakshadeep Mangala Express train was passing through the Ghoti-Igatpuri section, about 35 kms from Nashik.

The Central Railway has set up a helpline number for anxious relatives and kin of the Mangala Express passengers, which derailed near Nashik. Aa medical relief van has already reached Ghoti.

Following the mishap, rail-traffic on the up side was affected, forcing railway authorities to cancel various trains, including Manmad-Kurla-Godavari Express and Manmad-Mumbai Panchavati Express and Manmad-Pune Rajya Rani Express.

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