Special train departs from Chennai with stranded Bagmati Express passengers
A special train carrying passengers stranded due to the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express collision has left from Dr. MGR Chennai Central railway station. The train departed at around 4:45am on Saturday, officials confirmed. While they waited, passengers were given food and water. A help desk was also set up at the station to assist affected passengers, ANI reported.
Bagmati Express collision injures 19, disrupts train services
The Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express (Train No.12578) had rammed into a stationary goods train at Kavaraippettai Railway Station near Chennai on Friday night. The accident took place around 8:30pm on the Chennai-Gudur section between Ponneri and Kavaraippettai railway stations, causing 12 coaches of the passenger train to derail. As many as 19 passengers were injured in this accident.
Collision details and railway's response
According to a statement from the Railways, the crew felt a heavy jerk as the train entered the loop line and rammed into a stalled goods train. The collision sparked a fire in the parcel van next to the engine, which was quickly doused by firefighters. The accident disrupted train movement on the entire section, resulting in cancelation and diversion of several trains.
Tamil Nadu CM expresses shock, assures swift action
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed shock over the incident and assured that he was closely monitoring the rescue operations. He confirmed that injured passengers had been taken to hospital. "The government is working fast in rescue and relief work. The injured are immediately taken to the hospital," Stalin said on X. Separately, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin visited injured passengers at Government Stanley Medical College Hospital in Chennai.
