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Karnavati Express coach derails; no casualties

May 20, 2005 14:30 IST

Passengers of the Mumbai-bound 2934 Karnavati Express had a providential escape when one of its coaches derailed on the Amalsad-Valsad section in Gujarat on Friday, railway officials said.

Coach C-5 of the train, which had 63 passengers, derailed near Billimora, railway officials said, adding that the cause of the derailment was yet to be ascertained.

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No passenger was injured in the incident, they told PTI.

The Karnavati Express had left Ahmedabad station at 06 IST  -- two hours behind schedule.

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