Train derails near Delhi hours after Air India crash; coach falls off tracks

Just hours after the tragic crash of an Air India flight in Ahmedabad, another accident struck India’s transport network when a train on way to Mumbai derailed on Thursday afternoon.

A coach of the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ghaziabad local train derailed near Shivaji Bridge station in central Delhi, according to a report by IANS.

The derailment occurred close to the bustling Connaught Place area. Initial reports confirm that the train’s fourth coach slipped off the tracks. Emergency teams have reached the site, though there are no immediate details on casualties or injuries.

Railway officials have cordoned off the area and are assessing the damage. Further updates are awaited as authorities investigate the cause of the derailment.