2 coaches of Somnath Express derail in Madhya Pradesh
Two coaches of the Indore-Jabalpur Somnath Express derailed near Jabalpur Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. The incident occurred around 5:50am approximately 150 meters from the station. Harshit Shrivastava, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of West Central Railway, confirmed that "the train was arriving from Indore and derailed as it neared platform number six at Jabalpur Railway Station."
No casualties reported in Jabalpur train derailment
Shrivastava further added that "two front coaches went off the tracks about 100-150 meters from the end of the platform." All passengers are safe, and the derailment happened at a very slow speed, minimizing damage, he added. However, the cause of the train's derailment is not yet known. More information is awaited.
Recent train derailments raise safety concerns
This incident follows closely on the heels of two other significant train derailments in India. On August 17, 20 coaches of the Ahmedabad-Varanasi Sabarmati Express derailed near Kanpur railway station in Uttar Pradesh. Prior to that, on July 30, an accident involving the Howrah-Mumbai CSMT Mail near Jamshedpur in Jharkhand resulted in two fatalities and 20 injuries.
