Nashik/Mumbai: Three passengers were killed and 37 others injured when ten coaches of a train derailed at Ghoti near Igatpuri in Nashik district this morning.
The mishap took place at around 6.20 AM when 12618 Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Lakshadeep Mangala Express train was passing through the Ghoti-Igatpuri section, about 35 kms from Nashik, a spokesperson of the Central Railway (CR) said in Mumbai.
While three passengers were killed in the mishap, 37 others sustained injuries and have been admitted to different hospitals, railway sources said.
Two of the deceased have been identified as - Rahul Kushwaha (31) from Aligarh and Satbir Singh from Haryana. The body of another deceased passenger was trapped between two derailed coaches and was yet to be extricated and identified, te sources said.
CR sources said that out of the 23 injured, 7 were admitted in Nashik Civil Hosptial, 3 at Vakratunda Hospital in Nasik, 2 in Gramin Hospital at Ghoti and 11 were being treated for minor injuries.
