Officials said that when the train arrived at the station, it overshot the last point, which caused the derailment of three coaches — S2, S3, and S6.
The teams assessing the accident. (Supplied)
At 8:45 am on Wednesday, 10 January, three coaches of the Chennai-Hyderabad Charminar Express derailed at the Hyderabad Deccan Railway Station in Nampally. Six passengers suffered minor injuries, senior railway officials said.
The Hyderabad Deccan Railway Station is the train’s final destination.
South Central Railway (SCR) officials said that when the train arrived at the station, it was moving at a slow speed and overshot the last point, which caused the derailment of three coaches — S2, S3, and S6.
The jerk from the derailment led to six passengers getting injured, the officials added.
The injured passengers are being treated at a nearby hospital, a SCR official said. The train had reached Hyderabad after departing from Chennai on Tuesday evening.
An inquiry will be conducted to ascertain the cause of the incident, the official added.
“Two teams of the GHMC’s Enforcement and Vigilance and Disaster Management (EV&DM) were rushed to the spot. No casualties were reported and injured passengers were taken to a nearby hospital,” N Prakash Reddy, EV&DM, told South First.
The Charminar express coming from #Chennai Central station to #Hyderabad got derailed at Deccan railway station in Nampally. Two teams of @Director_EVDM were rushed to the spot. No casualties were reported and four injured passengers were taken to hospital. pic.twitter.com/kabYm21ZU2
— South First (@TheSouthfirst) January 10, 2024
(With PTI inputs)
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