IN PICTURES: Newly launched Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat train damaged after hitting buffaloes

The newly launched Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express train suffered damages after hitting a herd of buffaloes in Gujarat on Thursday. The front part of the engine was damaged in the incident, the officials said. Pics/ PTI

Updated On: 2022-10-06 06:01 PM IST

The damaged Vande Bharat train. Pics/PTI

The front portion of the train's engine got damaged in the incident that took place between Vatva and Maninagar areas of Ahmedabad at around 11.15 am on Thursday," a Western Railway spokesperson said.

The semi-high speed train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 30 from Gandhinagar Capital station. This is the third Vande Bharat express train in the country.

No passenger was injured in the incident, the officials said.

The damaged portion was repaired and the train was sent to Gandhinagar station. The train departed for Mumbai from the Gandhinagar Capital station at its scheduled time," the officials said.

The front portion of the engine was damaged, but no functional part of the train was harmed in the incident, the officials said.

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