There will be no further train travel on the tracks until the derailed train is evacuated, an official said.
However, nobody died from the accident, a train official at the scene, who asked not to be named as he is not authorised to speak on the matter, told PREMIUM TIMES on Friday evening.
“The derailment occurred close to the station. There were no casualties and all of them were able to disembark,” he said.
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