UNNAO (UP): Eleven coaches of the Mumbai- Lucknow Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed here today, but there was no report of any casualty in the mishap, which was the sixth incident in Uttar Pradesh in seven months.
Superintendent of Police, Unnao, Neha Pandey said that at around 2 PM, 11 coaches of the Lucknow-bound Lokmanya Tilak Express from Mumbai derailed when the train was crossing platform number 3 of Unnao railway station, about 20 km from Kanpur.
According to sources, of the 11 coaches, nine were air conditioned ones.
Since the speed of the train was slow, a major tragedy was averted and all passengers are safe, she said, adding some of them, however, sustained minor injuries when they jostled to rush out of the train following derailment. (AGENCIES)
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