NEW DELHI: Six passengers were injured as four to five coaches of the 12810 Howara-CSMT Express derailed between Rajkharsawan and Badabambo in Jharkhand’s Chakradharpur district early on Tuesday.The accident occurred at 3:45 AM near Barabamboo, around 80 km from Jamshedpur, under the Chakradharpur Division of South Eastern Railway (SER).The locomotive of this train also was derailed. Passengers of the derailed coaches have been shifted to a nearby station by buses. According to an initial report shared by the railways, the derailment has resulted in movement disruption on the Howrah-Mumbai rail routes. Senior Railway officials have rushed to the sites and Railway Medical van and other rescue facilities. Mumbai helpline numbersCSMT Station – 022-22694040, Dadar – 9136452387, Kalyan – 8356848078 and Thane – 9321336747.(With inputs from PTI)
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