Tamil Nadu Train Accident: 12 Coaches Derail, 19 Injured, Probe Underway
A passenger train, travelling at 75 kmph, hit a stationary goods train on Friday, in Tamil Nadu, at around 8:30 pm. The train entered a loop line instead of the main line, following which at least 12 coaches derailed, leaving several passengers injured, railway officials said. A parcel van also caught fire. Train 12578 Mysuru – Darbhanga Bagmati Express collided with a goods train at Kavaraippettai railway station in Tiruvallur district, near Chennai. 1,360 passengers were on board, said Tiruvallur District Collector Dr T Prabhushankar. 19 of the passengers are reported to be injured, and of them, four suffered severe injuries. They were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, he said. No casualties reported so… Read More »Tamil Nadu Train Accident: 12 Coaches Derail, 19 Injured, Probe Underway