After the derailment, five trains have been diverted through different routes.
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Eight coaches of Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed near Salagoan on Thursday morning. The incident took place at 7 in the morning today. several people were injured after the train hit a guard van of a goods train.
Odisha: Seven coaches derailed and several people injured after Lokmanya Tilak Express hits a guard van of a goods train near Salagaon at about 7 am today. pic.twitter.com/5w6xRXOzF7
— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2020
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#UPDATE Odisha: Five trains have been diverted, after eight coaches of Lokmanya Tilak Express derail near Salagaon. No casualty reported till now. https://t.co/yJkwJX4Hr3
— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2020
"Twenty people have been injured after eight coaches of Lokmanya Tilak Express derail near Salagaon," said Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO), East Coast Railway while speaking to ANI.
#UPDATE Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO), East Coast Railway: 20 people injured after eight coaches of Lokmanya Tilak Express derail near Salagaon. No casualty reported till now. #Odisha https://t.co/JqaXdhzHTN
— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2020
After the derailment, five trains have been diverted through different routes. Train 12880 Express plying between Bhubaneswar and Mumbai, 58132 Puri - Rourkela, 18426 Durg- Puri express, 12831 Dhanbad- Bhubaneshwar Rajyarani Express, 68413 Talcher- Puri Memu have been diverted via Naraj route.
More details awaited.
(with inputs from agencies)
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