Three persons including two females were received
minor injuries and hospitalized due to a stampade occurred after the derailment of a sleeping berth and two carriages attached to a night mail train between Hatton and Kotagala on Thursday(13) morning.
Three careaiges were toppled over due to the derailment and injured have been admitted to kotagala hospital for treatment.
The derailment was occurred near the 60 foot bridge between Hatton and Kotagala and due to this two night mail trains scheduled to run tonight on upcountry railway track had been cancelled and all other trains have been restricted in the upcountry railway track from Colombo to Hatton and Badulle to Kotagala it has been announced.
It will take two weeks to fix the derailed carraiges according to maintenance engineers.
After the derailment the remained carriages had run to it's destination through an extra engine it has been reported.
A crane is being used to fix the derailed carraiges .
Meanwhile due to the derailment the bridge near the area too got damaged it has bedn revealed.
Three careaiges were toppled over due to the derailment and injured have been admitted to kotagala hospital for treatment.
The derailment was occurred near the 60 foot bridge between Hatton and Kotagala and due to this two night mail trains scheduled to run tonight on upcountry railway track had been cancelled and all other trains have been restricted in the upcountry railway track from Colombo to Hatton and Badulle to Kotagala it has been announced.
It will take two weeks to fix the derailed carraiges according to maintenance engineers.
After the derailment the remained carriages had run to it's destination through an extra engine it has been reported.
A crane is being used to fix the derailed carraiges .
Meanwhile due to the derailment the bridge near the area too got damaged it has bedn revealed.
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