Midnapore:
Thirteen coaches of a Mumbai-bound express train derailed in West Midnapore district early today after Maoists sabotaged the train tracks.
Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding goods train.
The incident occurred at 1:30 am (IST) when the Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Deluxe Express was running between Khemasoli and Sardiya stations, about 135 km from Kolkata.
Following helplines have been set up at:
Kharagpur -- (03222) 255751, 255735
Howrah -- (033) 26382217, 10722 (toll free number)
Tatanagar -- (0657) 2290324, 2290074, 2290382
Rourkela -- (0661) 2511155
Chakradharpur (06587) 238072
Jharsuguda (06445) 270977
Mumbai CST (022) 22694040
Thane (022) 25334840
Kurla (022) 25298499