Nine persons were killed and 100 others injured when a speeding passenger train rammed into a stationary train here, leading to derailment of five coaches.
The Chennai Beach-Vellore Cantonment Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) train rammed into the Arakkonam-Katpadi passenger from behind as it was waiting for a signal at Chitheri station, about 90 km from Chennai, around 9.40 p.m. on Tuesday, police and railway officials said. Photos by D. Gopalakrishnan and S.S. Kumar and PTI
Railway and Govt officials working to restore railway lines at Chitheri near Arakkonam in Vellore district. Photo: D. Gopalakrishnan
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