Puri-Surat Express train derails after hitting elephant ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 08:46 IST Sambalpur (Odisha) [India], December 21 (ANI): Passengers travelling in the Puri-Surat Express Train (02827) had a narrow escape on Monday when the train derailed after hitting an elephant between Hatibari and Maneswar railway stations. Only six wheels were derailed. No causality or injury has been reported. As per East Coast Railway, the train departed from Hatibari at 7.24 am on Sunday at a speed of 50 kmph as elephant caution had already been imposed. However, an elephant entangled with the engine at around 2:04 am of Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway. Due to the accident, all wheels of the engine front trolley derailed on the spot.