Railway Board officials stated that the involvement of miscreants or anti-social elements is being looked.

Sabarmati Express Derail Latest News Today: In a shocking incident, as many as twenty coaches of the Sabarmati Express passenger train were derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur early Saturday. Reportedly, the train's engine hit an “object placed on the track”, the rail officials said. As of now, there has been no official information related to any loss of life or injury in the accident.

According to information, the Varanasi-Ahmedabad train derailed between Kanpur and Bhimsen railway station at around 2.35 am. In the meantime, rescue and relief operations are underway, the officials said.

”The loco pilot said that some boulder hit the cattle guard (front portion) of the engine which got badly damaged and bent,” the official added.

Likewise, the Railway Board officials stated that the involvement of miscreants or anti-social elements is being looked into the matter while prima facie it appears that the engine hit an object placed on a track. 

“We found a foreign material near the 16th coach of the train. Looking at the size of the damaged portion of the cattle guard of the engine, it seems that the engine hit this foreign object and derailed,” an official said.