18 coaches of train number 12810 Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district in the early hours of Tuesday. Two people are reported dead in the incident. Meanwhile, 20 passengers were injured. Of the total injured, five people suffered minor injuries and were treated at the spot. However, some passengers have been hospitalized. This train, which left Howrah on Monday night, met with an accident in the early hours of Tuesday. PRO of Chakradharpur Railway Division said that arrangements are being made for the train to send the passengers.

Police said that the accident occurred at 3.45 am near Barabaans, about 80 km from Jamshedpur. This place is very close to West Singhbhum. 18 out of 22 coaches of Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed near Barabaans. Of these, one passenger died in the B4. compartment. It is reported that there were a total of 16 passenger coaches, one was a pantry car, while one was a power car. Medical aid was provided to the injured in Badabaans. He is now being taken to Chakradharpur for better treatment. He said that the rescue operation was going on.

An administrative official said that this train accident took place in Potobeda of the Kharsawan block of the Seraikela-Kharsawan district. A goods train also derailed near the spot, a South-Eastern Railway spokesperson said. However, it is not clear whether these events occurred at the same time or at different times.