New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- A Chennai-bound express train derailed on Saturday in Odisha's Balasore district after hit an electric pole, officials said on the day.

According to South Eastern Railway (SER) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Om Prakash Charan, no reports of casualties have been received so far.

The accident occurred near Sabira, close to the Soro railway station in the Balasore district. New Jalpaiguri-Chennai Express was coming from Kolkata when collided with an electric pole during track-laying work, causing the battery to fall.

According to reports quoting the South Eastern Railway CPRO, there was an issue with the locomotive.

The matter is being investigated, he said.

According to news agency IANS, the derailment left...