Hyderabad: In the second rail mishap in less than 24 hours, passengers of the Kacchiguda-Puttaparthi Express had a providential escape when one of its coaches derailed at Veldurti in Andhra Pradesh in the small hours of June 2.

No casualties or injuries were reported in the mishap, which took place at 1.00 am (IST) in Ananthapur district, South-Central Railway sources said.

A coach and two wheels of the engine of the 7604 Express jumped the track on Dharmavaram section, disrupting the rail traffic, as the section has only a single track for UP and DN trains, they said.

One passenger had been killed and 25 others injured when 14 coaches of Patna-New Delhi Magadh Vikramshila Express derailed near Buxar in Bihar on June 1.

PTI