Madhya Pradesh: Rajdhani coaches derailed as truck hits
Ratlam, Oct 18 (IBNS): At least three coaches of a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express derailed on Thursday after it was hit by a speeding truck near Thandla in Madhya Pradesh, media reports said.
The truck driver died soon after the incident. However, no passenger of the train was injured.
The incident took place at around 6:44 AM when the truck broke the gates of a manned level crossing between Godhra and Ratlam and hit the B7 and B8 coaches of the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Trivandrum Rajdhani Express.
The crossing was closed for road traffic at the time of the incident.
The reports quoted Railway sources as saying that all the passengers of the affected coaches were shifted to other coaches . The train was moved ahead from the accident site leaving the affected coaches. Restoration work is on to resume train services on the line.
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