Tamil Nadu: 19 injured as Mysuru-Darbhanga Express collides with goods train near Chennai; watch video

As many as 19 passengers were injured after the MysuruDarbhanga Express train collided with a goods train at Kavaraippettai Railway Station near Tamil Nadus Chennai on Friday evening officials said reported news agency ANIThe incident occurred around 830 pm on the ChennaiGudur section between Ponneri and Kavaraippettai railway stations under Chennai division of South Western railway leading to derailment of 12 coaches of the passenger trainRelief and rescue efforts are underway and all passengers have been evacuated a senior railway official said reported ANIWATCH Tamil Nadu Latest drone visuals from ChennaiGuddur section between Ponneri Kavarappettai railway stations 46 km from Chennai of Chennai Division where Train no 12578 MysuruDarbhanga Express had a rear collision with a goods train last evening 1213 coacheshellip pictwittercomF7kp7bgLdVmdash ANI ANI October 12 2024A local resident Lokesh who was present at the scene told ANI The exact location is Kavaraippettai A passenger train collided with a stationary goods train We local residents came to assist in the rescue and officials are also presentAccording to Tiruvallur police the MysuruDarbhanga Bagmati Express Train No12578 traveling via Perambur collided with a stationary goods train at Kavaraippettai Railway Station near Thiruvallur reported ANIT Prabhushankar District Collector of Tiruvallur told ANI The passenger train collided with a goods train There were around 1360 passengers on board We reached the spot immediately after receiving information Chief Minister MK Stalin has instructed us to ensure that the rescue operation proceeds without delay Following his orders we made sure all passengers were safely evacuatedHe added There were no casualties 19 people were injured with four of them had severe injuries They were taken to hospital and all are currently stable We are focusing on the wellbeing of the rescued passengers Cooked food has been arranged on the CMs orders reported ANIWe have also arranged transportation for those passengers wishing to continue their journey to Chennai he addedThe Chief Public Relations Officer CPRO of South Western Railway said in a statement that 1213 coaches had derailedSo far no casualties are reported All injured passengers are moved to nearby hospitals for further treatment Train movement in both direction is closed the CPRO added reported ANIDilip Kumar Executive Director of Information amp Publicity EDIP at the Railway Board confirmed the accident involving the 12578 Bagmati Express which runs from Mysuru to DarbhangaRelief and rescue operations began immediately All passengers have been evacuated from the MysuruDarbhanga Express train No casualties or severe injuries have been reported The railways is making special arrangements to transport all passengers to their destinations Throughout the journey the railways will ensure the safety and provision of food for the passengers Kumar said while speaking to ANIWith inputs from ANI