Seven coaches of Bengaluru-bound train derail in TN

Seven coaches of a Bengaluru-bound train derailed near Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu on Friday after boulders fell on it but all the 2,000-odd passengers were safe and nobody was injured in the incident, the Southern Railway said.

The Kannur-Bengaluru Express had left from the former, in Kerala, at 6.05 PM on Thursday.

”On date (Nov 12), at about 3:50 AM, due to sudden falling of boulders on the running train, coaches of Train No 07390 Kannur-Bengaluru Express derailed between Toppuru – Sivadi of (Bengaluru–Salem Section), Bengaluru Division,” an official release here said.

”All 2,348 Passengers on board are safe. No casualty/injury reported,” it added.

A team of officials including Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Bengaluru, Shyam Singh, along with a doctor, rushed to the spot immediately with Accident Relief Train (ART) and Medical Equipment Van.

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