10 injured as Vidarbha Express rams into derailed local train
July 20th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANSMumbai, July 19 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured when the Vidarbha Express rammed into four derailed coaches of a Mumbai suburban train in Thane district, officials said here Thursday.
Teams of senior officials, medicos and relief workers have been rushed to the scene of the double accident between Kasara and Umbermali, said a Central Railway official.
The accident occurred around 9.30 p.m., when four coaches of the Kasara-CST suburban local train derailed and fell across the parallel railway line.
A few minutes later, the speeding 12105 Mumbai-Gondia Vidarbha Express rammed into the derailed bogies scattered on its route towards Kasara.
As a result, the engine of the Express train also derailed and blocked the services on both sides.
At present, suburban services and long-distance trains are being operated only till Asangaon on the CST-Satara section and efforts were continuing to clear both the railway tracks.
- One killed, 20 injured in Thane train collision (Lead) - Jul 20, 2012
- One killed in Maharashtra train accident, probe ordered - Jul 20, 2012
- Mumbai-bound train derails, four trains cancelled - Jun 11, 2011
- 26 injured as Punjab Mail derails near Rohtak (Second Lead) - May 06, 2012
- 20 injured as Punjab Mail derails near Rohtak (Lead) - May 06, 2012
- Train derails in Mumbai, two injured - Nov 13, 2009
- Minor collision between two Mumbai trains, no casualties - Jun 17, 2012
- Satara-bound train derails at Mumbai's CST station - Nov 13, 2009
- Heavy rains continue in Maharashtra - Sep 04, 2012
- Mumbai suburban train service getting back to normal - Apr 20, 2012
- Signal cabin fire hits Central Railway services - Apr 18, 2012
- 26 hurt in Orissa train collision, a few trains cancelled (Lead) - May 04, 2011
- Train accident derails services - Sep 14, 2011
- 15 dead in Andhra train accident - May 22, 2012
- Two Mumbai local trains collide, no casualties (Lead) - Jun 17, 2012
Tags: asangaon, bogies, central railway, district officials, express train, few minutes, gondia, kasara, local train, long distance, medicos, railway line, railway official, rams, relief workers, satara, senior officials, suburban services, suburban train, trains