8 bogies of a goods train derails in Haryana

Chandigarh, Aug 07: A coal-laden goods train derailed near Rohtak's Kharawar railway station on Sunday, disrupting rail traffic on the route, police said.

As per ANI, 8 bogies of the goods train derailed on the Delhi Rohtak railway line near Kharawar railway station of Haryana and the railway track has been blocked.

"The goods train was headed from Shakur Basti in Delhi to Suratgarh via Rohtak. It was laden with coal. Seven wagons derailed in the incident after which rail traffic was affected on the route," Assistant Sub-Inspector of Rohtak police, Manoj Kumar told PTI.

The cause behind the incident will be investigated by the Railway authorities, he said, adding that no one was injured in the incident.

The police official said that railway engineers and other officials and workers reached the site after the incident and were trying to restore the rail traffic.

A portion of the rail track where the incident occurred was also damaged, he added.