#Malaysia Cargo Train Derailment Strands Thousands

Local Editor

A spectacular cargo train derailment in Malaysia Friday left cars piled up like toys, blocking two busy tracks and stranding thousands of travelers on the country’s busy rail network.

The train’s two engines and 25 empty cement cars were thrown from the tracks along a heavily traveled north-south rail corridor in the northern state of Perak, according to a statement by rail operator KTM Berhad.

Remarkably, the only casualties in the accident were the train’s conductor and his assistant, who were slightly injured, local media quoted police as saying.

KTM Berhad said two rail lines were blocked by the resulting pile-up of train cars.

No cause has yet been given for the incident.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team