India, June 6 -- In an alarming incident, a sleeper coach of the Delhi-Shri Vaishno Devi Katra Special train developed a structural failure and split into two parts near the toilet section just as the train was about to depart from Ludhiana railway station on Saturday morning. Fortunately, no passenger was injured.

The incident occurred around 8.45am when the engine started pulling the train. According to railway officials, the S-2 sleeper coach suffered damage after receiving a jerk during the initial movement, causing the coach body to crack near the toilets. The toilet fixtures collapsed onto the tracks.

Railway officials acknowledged that the consequences could have been far more serious had the coach developed the fault while the t...