Railways orders inquiry into collision between a speeding express train and a stationary goods train at Kavaraipettai, a suburd of Chennai.

As many as 19 people suffered injuries after 12 coaches of the 12578 Mysuru Darbhanga Bagmati Express derailed after it hit a stationary goods train near the Kavarapettai station in Tamil Nadu on Friday night. No casualties were reported and one of the coaches caught fire.

Emergency response efforts are in full swing in Tamil Nadu following the train accident near Chennai, with restoration underway and no fatalities reported.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

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At least 19 passengers were injured in the incident, with those sustaining serious injuries transported to Government Stanley Medical College Hospital in Chennai. Three serious passengers were getting treatment in the ICU.

Mysore Darbhanga express collides with a stationary goods train in Kavarapettai, Tamil Nadu near Chennai on Friday and with several reported to have been injured, according to railway official. Moreover,

CHENNAI: Railways on Saturday night claimed that train traffic was restored in record time after the accident at Kavaraipettai station near Chennai. It removed 10 derailed coaches of the Mysuru – Darbhanga Bagmati Express and two wagons of a goods train from the up line by Saturday evening.

The Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express collided with a stationary goods train at the Kavaraippettai railway station in the Chennai rail division in Tamil Nadu at around 8:30 pm on October 11 leading to injuries to 19 passengers.

The Railway Board acknowledged that the Mysuru-Darbhanga Express had been cleared for the main line but veered into the loop line, leading to the collision. A high-level inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the crash.