13 injured as passenger train derails

13 passengers were injured when seven coaches of Saharanpur-Moradabad passenger train derailed near Raisi railway station in Uttrakhand, official sources said on Saturday.

13 passengers were injured when seven coaches of Saharanpur-Moradabad passenger train derailed near Raisi railway station in Uttrakhand, official sources said on Saturday.

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Rail traffic on the route has been disrupted after the derailment between Luxor and Raisi railway stations late last night, they said.

Additional Divisional Railway Manager A K Singhal said that primary investigations indicated that the accident could have occurred due to sabotage.

Rail traffic on the route remained disrupted since last night and a number of trains going towards Dehradun and Punjab were diverted.