NEW DELHI, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least five people have been injured after a passenger train derailed in India's financial capital Mumbai Friday, a senior railway official said.
"Four coaches of the suburban train on Harbor Line derailed near Mahim station in Mumbai around 10 a.m. (local time). Five passengers on the train sustained injuries in the accident and have been rushed to a nearby hospital," he said.
There have been no reports of any deaths in the accident, the official said.
"The derailment of the train, which was plying between Andheri-Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus stations, has severely affected train movement on the route. A probe has been ordered into the incident," he added.
This is the third incident of train derailment in a week's time.
More than 80 people sustained injuries when Delhi-bound Kaifiyat Express derailed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Wednesday. And on Aug. 19, 14 coaches of Utkal Express derailed in the same state, killing at least 24 people and injuring over 150 others.
While Chairman of the Railway Board, A.K. Mittal, resigned Wednesday over the two train derailments, Indian Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu also offered to quit on the same day, but had been asked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stay on.
Indian Railways is one of the largest train networks in the world, criss-crossing the country from north to south and carrying millions of passengers daily, but its safety record is poor.
