New Delhi: A local passenger train heading for Ghaziabad derailed near Okhla in Delhi today, when one of the wheels of a coach came off, officials said.
The Palwal-New Delhi-Ghaziabad train went off the track at around 9:45 this morning. There have been no reports of injuries or deaths.
"Only one wheel came off. The passengers of the derailed MEMU (mainline electrical maintenance unit) were taken onwards by another train," said Nitin Chowdhury, the chief public relations officer or CPRO of Northern Railways.
The reason for the wheel coming off is being investigated, he said.
Thirteen coaches of the Vasco Da Gama Patna Express had derailed near Manikpur in Uttar Pradesh, killing three people and injuring nine.
The Palwal-New Delhi-Ghaziabad train went off the track at around 9:45 this morning. There have been no reports of injuries or deaths.
"Only one wheel came off. The passengers of the derailed MEMU (mainline electrical maintenance unit) were taken onwards by another train," said Nitin Chowdhury, the chief public relations officer or CPRO of Northern Railways.
The reason for the wheel coming off is being investigated, he said.
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Thirteen coaches of the Vasco Da Gama Patna Express had derailed near Manikpur in Uttar Pradesh, killing three people and injuring nine.
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