India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
At
least
19
individuals
have been
injured
when
a
shifting
specific
prepare
collided
with
a
stationary
items
prepare
on
Friday
night
at
Kavaraipettai
railway
station
in
Tamil
Nadu,
close to
Chennai.
The
impression
of
the
collision
induced
a
hearth
in
two
coaches,
and
at
least
13
coaches
have been
derailed.
Stranded
passengers
of
the
Mysuru-Darbhanga
Bagmati
Categorical
have been
transferred
to
a
particular
prepare
on
Saturday
morning
to
proceed
their
journey,
whereas
the
injured
have been
taken
to
the
hospital
for
remedy.
The
accident
occurred
round
8:30
p.m.
on
Friday.
In accordance
to
railway
officers,
the
prepare
crew
felt
a
heavy
jolt
as
they
entered
Kavaraipettai
station.
As an alternative
of
following
the
principal
line
as
signaled,
the
prepare
veered
onto
the
loop
line
and
collided
with
the
parked
items
prepare.
A
parcel
van
caught
hearth
throughout
the
collision,
and
13
coaches
have been
derailed.
Practice
providers
on
the
affected
part
have
been
suspended,
and
restoration
work
is
in
progress.
The
Railways
has
cancelled
two
trains
and
rerouted
extra
than
half
a
dozen
others
by way of
various
tracks.
Chief
Minister
MK
Stalin
is
overseeing
the
rescue
and
aid
operations,
whereas
Deputy
Chief
Minister
Udhayanidhi
Stalin
visited
the
injured
passengers
at
Authorities
Stanley
Medical
Faculty
in
Chennai.
Minister
Avadi
Nasar
and
senior
officers
are
main
rescue
efforts
at
the
accident
website.
The
Railways
reported
that
over
95
%
of
passengers
have been
safely
evacuated
from
the
affected
coaches,
with
no
casualties
or
extreme
accidents
confirmed
so
far.
A
particular
prepare
carrying
the
stranded
passengers
of
the
Mysuru-Darbhanga
Bagmati
Categorical
left
Chennai
Central
railway
station
at
4:45
a.m.
on
Saturday
to
proceed
its
journey.
Meals
and
water
have been
offered
to
the
passengers
throughout
the
delay,
in accordance
to
railway
officers.