As many as five wagons of a coal-laden goods train overturned and two wagons derailed near Urga Railway station in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, Railway officials said on Saturday.
Although, no casualty was reported in the incident but Rail movement on Champa-Korba route under South East Central Railway (SECR) Bilaspur division was disrupted, said Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) R K Agrawal.
The incident took place near Urga station late on Friday night, he informed.
After being informed about the incident, accident relief train and a crane were immediately pressed into the task, said Agrawal, adding that senior officials were rushed to the spot for supervising the ongoing rescue work.
The movement of trains on the route will be resumed as soon as five overturned wagons are cleared from the track while derailed wagons were placed on the track, he said.
In the wake of the incident, operation of several trains of Bilaspur and Raipur division were affected, informed Agrawal.