Train accident in Tamil Nadu's Kavarapettai: 19 injured

An Express train rammed into a stationary train at Kavarapettai near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, leaving at least 19 people injured. No casualty has been reported yet.

After crossing Ponneri station at 8:30 pm, the Bagmati Express train collided with a goods train. Kavarapettai, near Chennai in Tiruvallur district.

Dilip Kumar, executive director, Information and Publicity of the Railway Board, released a video message soon after the passenger train collided with a stationary freight train and said, "We received an information of collision of the Bagmati Express with a freight train at the Kavarapettai station in the Chennai Division.

The train no 12578 Mysuru-Darbhanga Express, after crossing Ponneri station in Tiruvallur district at 20.27 hours on October 11, was given a green signal to move on. However, "while entering the Kavaraipettai station, the train crew experienced heavy jerk and instead of going into the main line as per the signal given, the train entered into the Loop/line@75kmp & hit the Goods train standing in loop line," a Southern Railway press release said.

The crew is safe and a coach, (the parcel van), caught fire, which was doused by fire tenders. Further, the Railway said train movement in that stretch had been closed, adding, "12-13 coaches have derailed. So far, no casualties are reported but some injuries have been reported. All injured are moved to nearby hospitals."