Delhi Metro derailment

Thirty-nine passengers had a miraculous escape when a metro train jumped tracks in India's national capital New Delhi this afternoon.

The accident, first of its kind in the Delhi Metro's history, came exactly a month after six persons were killed in an accident at its construction site in south Delhi's Zamrudpur area.

No one was injured in the mishap which took place at Dwarka station in south-west Delhi at around 3:20 pm (local time).

Eight wheels of the train's front coach went off the rails soon after it started from the station, Delhi Metro spokesperson Anuj Dayal said. The train was headed towards Yamuna Bank.