Tamil Nadu CM Stalin sent Minister Avadi Nasar and top officials to the site to oversee the rescue efforts and ensure the safe onward journey of other passengers.

The collision of the Mysuru-Darbhanga Express with a goods train resulted in 19 injuries. Restoration efforts are in progress, read to know more

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

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

Train No. 12578 Mysuru-Darbhanga Express collides with stationary train in Chennai Division, passengers injured, awaiting more information.

The first train has resumed services through Kavaraipettai station after the recent Mysuru-Darbhanga Express derailment, marking progress in restoration efforts by Southern Railway.

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.