Tamil Nadu practice crash: The derailment occurred round 40 km from Chennai.
New Delhi:
The railway derailment in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district – after a passenger practice travelling at 75 km per hour rammed right into a stationary items practice – was brought on by a “mismatch between sign and route”, RN Singh, Basic Supervisor of Southern Railways, informed EDNBOX Saturday morning.
The passenger practice – the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Specific – ought to have been switched to the primary line however “one thing fallacious occurred”, Mr Singh mentioned. The practice was inadvertently switched to a closed part of the monitor on which the products practice was parked.
It’s too early to say precisely what occurred, Mr Singh mentioned, noting that sign had been set for the primary line whereas the monitor switched the practice to the closed loop.
“The practice was headed to Gudur (in Andhra Pradesh). It stopped at Kavaraippettai Railway Station in Tiruvallur, the place a items practice additionally headed to Gudur was on the loop line.”
“It (the categorical) was given precedence (and) was alleged to move by the primary line,” he defined, “However regardless of the sign clearance for the primary line, the passenger practice entered the loop line and hit the products practice from behind, resulting in the engine derailment.”
Officers mentioned the later reported a ‘heavy jerk’ earlier than getting into the loop line.
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Drone visuals from Chennai-Guddur part between Ponneri- Kavarappettai railway stations (46 km from Chennai) of Chennai Division the place Prepare no. 12578 Mysuru-Darbhanga Specific had a rear collision with a items practice, yesterday night.
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— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2024
The Railway Security Commissioner will verify the precise causes, he added.
The accident led to 12 coaches being derailed and 19 folks injured; over 1,300 passengers had been on the categorical practice. An influence automobile additionally caught fireplace.
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Newest drone visuals from Chennai-Guddur part between Ponneri- Kavarappettai railway stations (46 km from Chennai) of Chennai Division the place Prepare no. 12578 Mysuru-Darbhanga Specific had a rear collision with a items practice, final night.
12-13 coaches… pic.twitter.com/F7kp7bgLdV
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2024
Thankfully no deaths have been reported thus far and the injured are receiving therapy at state-run hospitals. The opposite – now stranded – passengers had been taken through buses to state capital Chennai and accommodated on a particular practice to their respective locations.
The derailment occurred round 40 km from Chennai.
Because of the derailment and ongoing restore work a number of trains have been cancelled or diverted; not less than 18 trains scheduled for the day have been cancelled.
A high-level inquiry has been ordered, whereas Chief Minister MK Stalin has expressed shock and requested for rescue operations to be sped up.
Officers have mentioned restoration may take as much as 24 hours, i.e., until Saturday night.
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