Lucknow: Two persons were injured in an explosion in the Railway Mail Service coach of the Howrah- Amritsar Punjab Mail near Milak railway station in Rampur district, railway sources said on August 5.

The explosion occurred around mid-night during sorting of the letters in the coach, the sources said adding the explosion was minor in nature.

The injured have been hospitalised at Bareilly and were stated to be out of danger, the sources said.

The effected coach has been detached from the Amritsar-bound train, they added.

PTI