12 passengers injured as passenger train derails
November 19, 2016 12:08
Four coaches of the Bhatinda-Jodhpur passenger train derailed today, leaving a dozen passengers injured in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district.
The Bhatinda-Jodhpur passenger train derailed near Rajiyasar at around 2am.
Around a dozen passengers received minor injuries in the mishap, Additional SP Surendra Singh said.
A senior official of NWR's Bikaner division said the Bikaner-Suratgarh railway track has been blocked due to the incident and restoration work has started.
Several trains including Jammutavi express and Kota Sriganganagar have been diverted and Jaipur-Suratgarh, Lalgarh-Abohar passenger and Delhi-Bikaner express have been cancelled.