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3 dead, 37 injured as Mangala Express derails near Nashik

Nashik/Mumbai: Three passengers were killed and 37 others injured when ten coaches of a train derailed at Ghoti near Igatpuri in Nashik district this morning.  The mishap took place at around 6.20 AM when 12618



Around 450 passengers were brought by buses from the derailed site to Igatpuri Station. A special train carrying Mangala Express passengers had left Igatpuri for Ernakulam and would halt at Kasara.



The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, a CR official said.

Rescue operations are being carried out with the help of railway police and rural security personnel, police said.  Cranes have been pressed into service to lift the derailed coaches, they said.

The Central Railway has set up a helpline number for inquiries from anxious relatives and kin of the passengers, the official said.

Following the mishap, rail traffic on the up side was affected, forcing railway authorities to cancel various trains, including 12109 and 12110 Godavari Express, 22101 and 22102 Rajya Rani Express, 51153 and 51154 Bhusaval-Mumbai Passenger and 17618 Tapovan Express, railway sources said.

The following Helpline Numbers have been activated for the convenience of the passenger's relatives and public:
 
KALYAN                                   0251- 2311499
IGATPURI                               02553-244020
PANVEL                                  022-27468833
CSTM                                      022-22694040
TRICHUR                               0487-2430060
ERNAKULAM                         0484-2100317
NEW DELHI                           011-23341074 / 011-23342954
HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN         011-24359748

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