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Eight coaches of a Lucknow-bound Rajya Rani Express train derailed near Mundha Pande area of Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district on Saturday morning, injuring at least 13.Two of the derailed coaches are said to have overturned. There are reports of several people being injured. Unofficial reports said fifteen passengers were injured but railway officials released a list of thirteen names.
No casualties have been reported so far. “Coaches of 22454 Rajya Rani Express were derailed in Rampur at around 8:15am,” Divisional Rail Manager of Moradabad division Pramod Kumar said on Saturday. “We have deployed our disaster relief train and other emergencies units to clear the track and take the injured to hospitals,” Kumar said.
According to officials, the train left for Rampur from Moradabad railway station at 7:45am. It derailed minutes after crossing the bridge over Koshi river. Eight of the 17 coaches were derailed in the accident. Most of these coaches were the sleeper class, including aAC (B-2) coach.
