30 hurt as train derails in Madhya Pradesh
May 9th, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANSBhopal, May 9 (IANS) At least 30 passengers were injured, seven of them critically, when five coaches of Mumbai-bound Udyog Nagri Express derailed near a station in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidhisha district Monday morning, police said.
The train (12173) was coming from Lucknow when it derailed near Sorai station, over 70 km from here, at around 6.30 a.m.
“Seven among the injured are critical…relief is being provided at the station,” Superintendent of Police, Railway, I.P. Arjaria told IANS.
This is the third rail accident in less than a month in Madhya Pradesh.
An express train hit a water tanker in Gwalior district Sunday. However, no loss of life and property was reported.
On April 18, a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express had caught fire in the state.
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