Bhubaneswar, July 27 -- A coal-laden goods train derailed between Sikir and Titlagarh stations in the Sambalpur Division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Monday, railway officials said.
The incident occurred at around 11:23 a.m. when the rear trolley wheel of the 14th loaded wagon from the locomotive came off the tracks. No casualties or injuries were reported.
Senior railway officials immediately rushed to the accident site to supervise restoration work. An Accident Relief Train was dispatched from Kantabanji, and restoration operations are underway on a war footing.
According to ECoR sources, the derailment has not affected passenger train services, and efforts are being made to restore normal rail operations at the earliest.
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