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5 coaches of Lokmanya Tilak Express derail near Cuttack; 15 injured

The Lokmanya Tilak Express had hit a guard van of a goods train

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Seven coaches derailed and several people injured after Lokmanya Tilak Express hits a guard van of a goods train near Salagaon on Jan 16. Photo: ANI

Press Trust of India
At least 15 passengers were injured as five coaches of the Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed and three more were displaced after colliding with a goods train amid heavy fog near Cuttack in Odisha on Thursday, railway officials said.
 
Railway officials had earlier said that 25 passengers were injured in the incident but later officers who reached the site reported that four passengers were found to have suffered major injuries and 11 had received minor injuries.
 
Passengers with major injuries have been sent to Cuttack Medical College.All passengers are stated to be out of danger.
Officials said the accident happened when