Kamakhya Express derails in Cuttack, helpline numbers released

Bhubaneswar: An express train derailed in Odisha’s Cuttack district Sunday, an official said.

Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra said.

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There is no injury or casualty reported till now, he said.

“We have mobilised our resources and informed NDRF and fire services. A relief train has been sent to the spot,” Mishra said.

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“Our frontline officers and support staff have also reached the spot,” he said.

Helplines — 8455885999 and 8991124238 — were started, and necessary arrangements were being made to send the stranded passengers to their destinations, he added.

PTI