(Press Trust of India circulated the following news release on April 15.)
NEW DELHI — In a freak accident, a charging bull caused derailment of two coaches of the Sriganganagar-Hardwar Express in the Bathinda-Rajpura section today.
There were no casualties in the incident.
The bull charged at the train as it entered Rampura Phul station and got entangled between the fifth and sixth coaches, causing the derailment, a Railways release said here.
The 4721/4722 Bathinda-New Delhi-Bhatinda Inter City Expresses will remain cancelled today on account of the accident, the release said.
Meanwhile, Divisional Railway Manager, Ambala, and other senior officers have left for restoring traffic on the Bathinda-Rajpura section.