Watch: 53 Wagons Of Goods Train Derailed In Dhanbad; People Flee From Spot As Engine Drags Wagon

At least 53 wagons of a coal-laden goods train derailed near Gurpa railwa💝y station on the Gaya-Koderma section in Dhanbad division of the East Central Railway (ECR) in the early hours of Wednesday, disrupting rail traffic, officials said.

People could be seen fleeing from the spot as an engine dragged a wagon of the derailed goods t🌳rain after the derailment..

The incident took place around 6.24 am between Koderma and Manpur railway stations of the Dhanbad division, Ea﷽st Central Railway (ECR) said in a statement. 

“The exact cause of this is yet to be known. Railway teams hav🅰e started work to restore the lines,” a senior official of the ꦅECR Zone said.

Nobody was injured due to the derailment, he said

According to a statement by the East Central Railway (ECR), ten ☂trains were diverted to other routes and four were ﷽partially terminated following the incident.

Rail traffic of both the Up and Down lines of the section♚. were disrupted owing to the massive derailment.

The video of the incident is making rounds on social media and the incident trig꧋gered panic near the railway station.

“On 26.10.2022, 53 wagons of a coal-laden goods train derailed at Gurpa station between Koderma and Manpur railway section of Dhanbad division at 06.24 am today, resulting in disruption of rail traffic on Up and Do🐬wn lines. There have been n🐟o casualties in the incident,” East Central Railway said in a bulletin on Twitter.

Ten trains were diverted to other routes and four were partially terminated following the incident, the statement said. Railway has also issued helpline numbers for the convenien🌼ce of passengers in view of the derailment of goods train at Gurpa under Dhanbad division.