Duranto Express derails; Passengers declared safe
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The Duranto Express derailed in Odisha on Friday, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) informed. At least two wheels of the parcel van of the train moved off the tracks at Haridaspur Railway Station in Odisha's Jajpur district. However, nobody was injured in the accident.
"There is no report of any injury due to the incident," ECoR said.
"Two front wheels of high-capacity parcel van of 12246 Yasvantpur-Howrah Duranto Express has derailed while passing through Haridaspur Railway Station Yard at 11:14 hrs today. All passengers are safe," they added. The movement of train services of the Kharagpur-Bhubaneswar main line will not be affected by the incident, they informed.
"All passenger coaches will be connected with another engine. The restoration of the affected coaches will be done with immediate effect," the statement added.