(LIVE UPDATES)Several people were reportedly injured but officials are yet to determine the extent of casualties in the derailment of Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express near Khataulli station. Senior administration officials from Meerut and Muzaffarnagar have rushed to the spot. To check sabotage theory, additional director general of police (law and order) Anand Kumar rushed a team of anti-terrorist squad under deputy superintendent of police Anoop Singh to the site. Chief medical officer, Meerut, Dr Rajkumar stated that 26 government ambulances have been sent to the accident site for ferrying injured to hospitals in Meerut. Dr Rajkumar also informed that all hospitals, including the medical college in Meerut, have been put on high alert.

Source: Hindustan Times August 19, 2017 13:23 UTC