Track horror: 2 killed as Howrah-Mumbai Mail derails

Jamshedpur/Ranchi/ Chaibasa/Kolkata: Two persons were killed and 22 others injured after 18 coaches of the HowrahMumbai Mail derailed in Jharkhand's SeraikelaKharsawan district early on Tuesday, officials said.

The accident occurred at 3:45 AM in Potobeda village near the Barabamboo station in the Kharsawan block, they said. South Eastern Railway spokesperson Om Prakash Charan said there was another derailment of a goods train nearby.

"At least 18 coaches of the 22-coach 12810 HowrahMumbai Mail via Nagpur derailed near Barabamboo station in SER's Chakradharpur Division," he said.

Of these, 16 were passenger coaches, one power car and one pantry car, Charan said.All rescue and relief operations were completed within a few hours after the accident as teams of state police, district administration and Central Reserve Police Force rushed to the spot. (PTI)