Chopan Express Derails, Six Hurt

Bhopal: Four coaches of a passenger train derailed in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district on Saturday night, a railway official said.

The coaches of the 51675 Chopan Express, running between Katni and Chopan towns, derailed between the Piparia and Kaman stations in Katni, West Central Railway's Chief Public Relations Officer Gunjan Gupta told IANS.

The incident took place at 10.20 p.m., she said.

At least six people were injured when four coaches of a passenger train derailed in Katni district in Madhya Pradesh, a railway official said on Sunday.

The Katni-Chopan Passenger was derailed between Pipariya Kalan and Salhana stations at 10.20 p.m. on Saturday, West Central Railway's Chief Public Relations Officer Gunjan Gupta told IANS. The reason for the derailment was not clear.

The injured were admitted to a hospital in Katni town. The official said work was on to repair the damaged track.

IANS