Mysuru-Darbhanga Express rams into goods train near Chennai, several coaches derail; top updates

7 coaches derailed as Darbhanga express collides with a goods train (Image: twitter/News18 Tamil Nadu)

A passenger train from Mysuru to Darbhanga via Perambur on Friday collided with a goods train standing at Kavarappettai railway station near Thiruvallur.

Railway officials have rushed to the spot of the accident, according to Tiruvallur Police.

“Six coaches of Train No. 12578 (MYS-DBG) Mysore to Darbhanga were derailed after it collided with a goods train at around 20.30 hours. No causalities were reported. A few people were injured. The medical relief van and rescue team have started to move from Chennai Central,” Southern Railway said in a statement.

Here’s what we know so far:

-According to reports, the 12578 Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Superfast Express rammed into the goods train, resulting in the derailment of six coaches.

- The train allegedly entered in a loop line and collided with a stationary good train, railway sources told News18.

- Southern Railway sources said train had passed Ponneri station at 8:27 pm and was approaching Kavaripettai at a speed of 109 kmph. However, as the train neared the station, loco pilot began reducing the speed to the required 90 kmph speed when the train crew experienced a heavy jerk after entering a loop line. The train then collided with a stationary goods train.

#WATCH | Six coaches of Train No.12578 (MYS-DBG) Mysore to Darbhanga were derailed after it collided with a goods train at around 20.30 hours. No causalities were reported. A few people were injured. The medical relief van and rescue team have started to move from Chennai https://t.co/X9nIQ6uk3U pic.twitter.com/LPqfeXsF68
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- Both up and down train movements in the Ponneri-Kavaripettai section have been affected by the accident, and efforts are on to clear the line, officials said.

-So far, no deaths have been reported but some of them have been injured. All injured have been moved to nearby hospitals. Doctors, ambulances, medical relief van and rescue team, senior officers are at site and most of the passengers have been rescued, either released or moved to hospitals as needed.

-The Railways have also issued the helpline numbers:

Help line numbers at Chennai Division
04425354151
04425330952
044-25330953
044-25354995

- So far, the relief and rescue team from the railway has reached the accident site and the work of evacuating passengers from all the coaches is going on. More than 90 per cent of the passengers have been evacuated, said Dilip Kumar, Executive Director of Information & Publicity (ED/IP), Railway Board. "We have not received any information of any casualty or serious injury so far. Both the relief team and the medical team are present at the accident site," he said.