Train With 500 Passengers Derails In Tamil Nadu, Loco Pilot Averts Tragedy
A coach of a passenger train bound for Puducherry derailed near Villupuram on Tuesday, and a major accident was averted as the loco pilot noticed it and quickly halted the train.
A coach of a MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) train bound for Puducherry derailed near Villupuram on Tuesday, an official said and a major accident was averted as the loco pilot noticed it and quickly halted the train.
No one was injured and the traffic was restored in about 3 hours, the official said adding the cause of the derailment would be known only following the completion of an inquiry, which has been ordered.
Tamil Nadu: A major disaster was narrowly avoided when the wheels of a passenger train derailed near Villupuram railway station. The train had just departed when five coaches went off track. No casualties were reported, and officials are investigating the cause pic.twitter.com/6mR0RBEVjT
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When the Villupuram-Puducherry train with approximately 500 passengers, soon after its departure from Villupuram at 5.25 am, was crossing a curve, a coach derailed and the loco pilot swiftly stopped the train.
The derailment led to the disruption of train services on the Villupuram route till 8.30 am. The Villupuram-Puducherry MEMU is a short distance train covering about 38 km.
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