Bhubaneswar: Four wagons of a goods train derailed near Ambadola in Odisha's Rayagada district on Saturday, a railway official said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or injury to anyone, he said. The four wagons jumped the rails while the goods train was on its way to a Vedanta Ltd plant in Lanjigarh from Ambadola on a special route, the official said.
The train services remained unaffected as the derailment took place on the special route, he said. Railway officials rushed to the site to ascertain the cause of the derailment. The incident occurred a fortnight after the triple train accident in Balasore district left at least 291 people dead and over 1,200 injured.
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Earlier, a wagon of a goods train derailed at Bilaspur railway station on Friday following which, several trains on the Howrah-Mumbai route were disrupted. On receiving the information, a team of railway officials reached the spot and relief work was started immediately. Efforts were initiated for restoration of the derailed coach. Officials said that the Howrah-Mumbai route is being cleared and traffic will be resumed soon. For the time being, Railways has diverted trains plying on this route following which no trains were cancelled, officials said. (PTI)
