2 coaches of goods train derail near Khandala

Earlier, the engine and the power car of Ranchi Rajdhani Express derailed on Delhi's Shivaji Bridge on Thursday.

Two coaches of a goods train derailed near Khandala in Maharshtra after two trains went off the tracks in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.

"Two wagons of the goods trains derailed in Khandala this afternoon. We are in the process of clearing the tracks," said Sunil Udasi, Chief Public Relations Officer. No casualties reported yet.

The incident followed the derailment of the Rajdhani Express in Delhi earlier in the day. The engine and the power car of Ranchi Rajdhani Express derailed on Delhi's Shivaji Bridge.

The first derailment occurred around 06:25 am, when seven coaches of Jabalpur-bound Shaktipunj Express jumped the tracks near the Obra Dam station in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, in third such mishap in the state within a month.

This is the third such derailment in the state in less than a month. On August 19, the Utkal Express had derailed in Muzaffarnagar district, killing 22 people and injuring 156. About 100 passengers were wounded when 10 coaches of Kaifiyat Express train derailed after crashing into a dumper which strayed on to the tracks in Auraiya district on August 23.

(With agency inputs)