New Delhi: A freight train derailed in Odisha on Monday, three days after a deadly accident in the state’s Balasore district that killed at least 275 and injured nearly 1,200 people.
As many as five wagons of the goods train carrying limestone went off the tracks near Mendhapali in Bargarh district on Monday. No casualties have been reported in the accident that took place 500 kilometres from Friday’s crash site.
#WATCH | Some wagons of a goods train operated by a private cement factory derailed inside the factory premises near Mendhapali of Bargarh district in Odisha. There is no role of Railways in this matter: East Coast Railway pic.twitter.com/x6pJ3H9DRC
— ANI (@ANI) June 5, 2023
The East Coast Railway – one of the zones of Indian Railways – said the goods train was operated by a private cement factory and that some of its wagons derailed inside the factory premises. “There is no role of Railways in this matter,” the statement read.
“This is completely a narrow gauge siding of a private cement factory. All the infrastructure including rolling stock, engine, wagons, train tracks (narrow gauge) are being maintained by the company,” it added.