Containers fall off goods train in Haryana's Karnal, rail traffic affected

'Eight containers fell off, the reasons for the same are under investigation by the railway authorities. The train was on its way from Ambala to Delhi when the incident happened near Taraori in Karnal,' according to a Railway Police official.

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Chandigarh: Some containers fell off a goods train onto the tracks near Taraori in Haryana's Karnal district on Tuesday morning affecting rail traffic, officials said.

The train was on its way from Ambala to Delhi, a Government Railway Police official said.

"Eight containers fell off, the reasons for the same are under investigation by the railway authorities. The train was on its way from Ambala to Delhi when the incident happened near Taraori in Karnal," the official told PTI.

He said the rail traffic on the Ambala-Delhi railway route has been affected.

"Efforts are on to restore the traffic, but it is going to take a few hours more," he said.