10 wagons of goods train derail near Sarai Rohilla station, rescue op underway

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10 wagons of goods train derail near Sarai Rohilla station, rescue op underway

Sunday, 18 February 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

At least 10 wagons of a goods train derailed near Sarai Rohilla Station in Delhi on Saturday, the police said. The incident took place on the Patel Nagar-Dayabasti section at around 11:50 am near the Zakhira flyover in north Delhi. An official of Railway Police said 10 bogies have derailed in the incident and added that a rescue operation was underway.   Teams of railway police and fire brigade have arrived at the spot for the rescue operation.  The body of the 70-year-old rag-picker, identified as Rafiq, was recovered from under a bogie, a railway police official said, adding he was working under a contractor hired by the railways, along with three other workers.  His other fellow workers were safe, the official said.

“Iron sheet rolls were loaded in the goods train. Possible casualty of a person on the track not ruled out,” the official said.  “During inquiry from the co-workers and examination of the accident site, prima facie no foul play has been noticed,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Railways) KPS Malhotra said.

 Another official of the Railway Police said 10 bogies have derailed in the incident and added that a rescue operation was underway.  Teams of railway police and fire brigade have arrived at the spot for the rescue operation.

 The official said mobile crime team along with forensic expert have been called who are inspecting the site. Staff from local police also reached the spot to control the crowd and to maintain the law and order situation, he said.  Law and order is normal and rescue operation and resumption of the train operations over the track will resume after the railways procedures, he said.  Soon after the incident, panic gripped among people living alongside the track, another official said. 

A video clip of the incident also surfaced in which the train boogies were seen getting derailed. In the video, the residents could be seen running away as the accident took place.

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