Mishap to Chennai-Jaipur Express averted, track sinks into earth

Jaipur, May 23 (UNI) In a freak accident today, one coach of Chennai-Jaipur Express narrowly escaped derailment due to a fractured railway track near the railway station here.

The incident occured around 0908 hrs near the Ajmer-Brigde-Hasanpura gate as the track sank into the earth. North Western Railway's Senior deputy general manager S. B. Gandhi said the three-tier coach, AS-4, which consequently sank into the earth as a result of fractured track, was fifth from the engine.

The railway authorities immediately sent a rescue team to the site.

However no obstructions occured in the main line due to the accident. Senior officials, including General Manager S B Bhattacharya, reached the accident spot. The tracks were fixed around 1100 hrs.

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