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25 injured as train derails

KOLKATA DEC 27 . At least 25 persons were injured when four coaches of the Delhi-bound Brahmaputra Mail derailed near West Bengal's Old Malda station early this morning.The injured were admitted to the Malda General Hospital.

Passengers told PTI that the train was moving at a slow speed when there was sudden jerk and the coaches derailed. Train services in the State have been disrupted.

An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the mishap, railway sources said.

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