Mysuru Darbhanga Bagmati Categorical collided with a items prepare at Kavaraippettai railway station.
Chennai:
A passenger prepare, travelling at 75 kmph, hit a stationary items prepare on Friday, in Tamil Nadu, at round 8:30 pm. The prepare entered a loop line as a substitute of the principle line, following which no less than 12 coaches derailed, leaving a number of passengers injured, railway officers stated. A parcel van additionally caught fireplace. Practice 12578 Mysuru – Darbhanga Bagmati Categorical collided with a items prepare at Kavaraippettai railway station in Tiruvallur district, close to Chennai.
1,360 passengers have been on board, stated Tiruvallur District Collector Dr T Prabhushankar. 19 of the passengers are reported to be injured, and of them, 4 suffered extreme accidents. They have been instantly rushed to a close-by hospital, he stated. No casualties reported up to now.
Previous midnight, stranded passengers have been transported by MTC buses to Dr MGR Chennai Central railway station. Early morning, a particular prepare departed from Dr MGR Chennai Central, taking the stranded passengers to their vacation spot. Passengers have been supplied with meals and water.
Stranded passengers of Practice No. 12578 Mysuru – Darbhanga Bagmati Categorical have been supplied with meals and water
A Particular Practice Departed from Dr. MGR Chennai Central at 04:45 hrs on 12.10.2024 to succeed in their vacation spot #SouthernRailwaypic.twitter.com/h5lUKQOn3D
— Southern Railway (@GMSRailway) October 12, 2024
Speaking in regards to the unlucky incident, R N Singh, Normal Supervisor of Southern Railway stated, “The prepare was headed in direction of Gudur and additional to Andhra Pradesh. On the station, a items prepare headed in direction of Gudur was stationed on the loop line and was given precedence. It was speculated to go by the principle line however regardless of the sign for the principle line, the prepare entered the loop line. It hit the products prepare from behind and the engine derailed.”
In keeping with the officers, the prepare crew had skilled a heavy jerk earlier than getting into the loop line. The pilot and the loco pilot are wholesome. Following this, a number of trains have been both instantly diverted or rescheduled or cancelled.
18 of the scheduled trains are cancelled on October 12.
A high-level inquiry has been ordered by the Railway into the accident. Chief Minister M Okay Stalin expressed shock and stated rescue operations are underway.
“The federal government is working quick in rescue and reduction work. The injured are instantly taken to the hospital. A separate crew is functioning to rearrange meals and journey services for the opposite passengers to return dwelling. The fireplace division is engaged within the work of eradicating the accident prepare coaches. I’m persevering with to observe the rescue operations,” he stated.
திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்டம் கவரைப்பேட்டையில் இரயில் விபத்து நடந்ததை அறிந்து அதிர்ச்சியடைந்தேன்.
தகவல் கிடைக்கப்பெற்றவுடன், மாண்புமிகு அமைச்சர் @Avadi_Nasar அவர்களையும் மற்றும் மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர் உள்ளிட்ட அரசு அதிகாரிகளையும் விபத்து நடந்த இடத்திற்குச் செல்ல உத்தரவிட்டேன்.
மீட்பு மற்றும்…
— M.Okay.Stalin (@mkstalin) October 11, 2024
In keeping with the officers, restoration might take 24 hours that’s by Saturday night rail providers are anticipated to renew on this route.
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