Vijayawada, June 5 -- The Vijayawada Division of South Coast Railway is investigating an incident in the Ongole section in which an Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) sustained minor injuries while on duty aboard Train No. 12616, the Grand Trunk Express, on June 3.

According to a railway statement, the incident occurred during train operations when the Grand Trunk Express, running from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Chennai, was passing through the section.

As per the preliminary statement of the injured ALP, a food packet containing a hard object is suspected to have struck the locomotive while Train No 22816 was crossing on the adjacent down line.

Following the incident, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) launched a...