Superfast train derails after collision with goods train near Ajmer, several injured (VIDEO)

Four coaches and the engine of Sabarmati-Agra Superfast Express derailed in the early hours of Monday in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Several passengers sustained minor injuries in the incident.

The incident occurred near the Madar Railway Station at around 1.04 am when train Sabarmati-Agra Cantt Superfast Express, collided with the goods train.

#WATCH | Rajasthan: Four coaches including the engine of a passenger train travelling from Sabarmati-Agra Cantt derailed near Ajmer. Further details awaited. pic.twitter.com/fX9VeLKw2e

— ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2024

According to the railway officials, the loco pilot of the train applied emergency brakes, but could not avert the collision.

"Today on March 18 at 01.04 am, train number 12548, Sabarmati-Agra Cantt derailed near the home signal at Madar near Ajmer due to which the engine and four general coaches have derailed. There has been no loss of life in this. Taking immediate action, railway officials have reached the accident site and the accident relief train has reached Madar and track restoration work is being done [sic]," a senior official of the North Western Railway said in a message on microblogging site X (formerly known as Twitter).

आज दिनांक 18.03.2024 को 01.04 बजे अजमेर के पास मदार में होम सिगनल के पास गाड़ी संख्या 12548, साबरमती-आगरा कैंट का‌ अवपथन (डिरेलमेंट) हुआ, जिसके कारण इंजन और चार जनरल कोच पटरी से उतर गए। रेलवे द्वारा त्वरित कार्रवाई करते हुए रेलवे अधिकारी व कर्मचारियों ने ट्रैक रेस्टोरेशन का… pic.twitter.com/67FqionNgt

— North Western Railway (@NWRailways) March 18, 2024

"...A help desk has been set up by the Railways at Ajmer station and helpline number 0145-2429642 has been issued," he added.