The cause of the derailment is yet to ascertained. (Source: ANI) The cause of the derailment is yet to ascertained. (Source: ANI)

Eleven bogies of Mumbai-Lucknow Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Express derailed at Unnao railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. No casualties have been reported, though some passengers received minor injuries, according to an official.

“At around 2.00 PM today, 11 coaches of the Mumbai-Lucknow Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed when it arrived at the platform number 3 of Unnao station. Since the train’s speed was slow, a bigger tragedy has been averted. All the passengers are safe,” Superintendent of Police, Unnao, Neha Pandey was quoted as saying by PTI.

According to the official, the passengers were provided food and water and alternate arrangements were being made to send them back to their destinations. The incident also damaged the railway track.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed the Chairman of the Railway Board to take strict action into the incident. A team of Anti-Terrorism Squad has also left for Unnao to probe the matter.

1/#Unnao derailment SEC Kanpur-Lucknow Train22121 (LTT-LKO),No injury to any passenger:MR @sureshpprabhu directed CRB to take strict action — Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) May 21, 2017

Uttar Pradesh: 8 bogies of Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Express derailed at Unnao railway station. No casualties/ injuries reported pic.twitter.com/JhgbP6eriT — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 21, 2017

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