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Three Coaches Of Secunderabad-Shalimar Express Derail Near West Bengal's Howrah, No Injuries Reported
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Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed on Saturday (9 November) morning near Nalpur Station in Howrah, West Bengal.
According to South Eastern Railway's chief public relations officer (CPRO), Omprakash Charan, the incident involved three coaches—one of which was the B1 coach.
However, Charna confirmed that no injuries or fatalities have been reported so far.
Railway authorities deployed an accident relief train and medical relief trains from Santragachi and Kharagpur soon after the incident.
"At 5:31 am, the Secunderabad-Shalimar Weekly Express train derailed while going from the middle line to the down line. One parcel van and two passenger coaches have derailed. No major injury or casualty has been reported. Around 10 buses have been arranged for passengers for their onward journey," Charna said.
In the past five years, 351 people have lost their lives, and 970 others were injured in 200 significant railway accidents, as reported by The Hindu, based on data shared by the Indian Railways from 17 railway zones.
Last month, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw noted during an inspection of Kolkata-based PSU Braithwaite and Co that the number of railway accidents annually had reduced from 171 a decade ago to 40 now.
