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At least 34 injured after 5 coaches of Chennai-Mangalore Express derail in Tamil Nadu

FP Staff September 4, 2015, 09:27:19 IST

At least 34 persons were injured when the Chennai-Mangalore Express derailed in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu early on Friday morning, TV news reports said.

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At least 34 injured after 5 coaches of Chennai-Mangalore Express derail in Tamil Nadu

At least 34 persons were injured when the Chennai-Mangalore Express derailed in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu early on Friday morning, TV news reports said. [caption id=“attachment_2420710” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Image courtesy: ANI Image courtesy: ANI[/caption] Hindustan Times reported that five coaches of the train derailed near Virudhachalam in Tamil Nadu. According to CNN-IBN, the incident took place at about 2 a.m. Eight trains are said to have been delayed in southern district because of the accident. On 24 August, another train accident took place in Andhra Pradesh, when a truck collided with the Bangalore-Nanded Express Express. Five persons, included an MLA from Karnataka, were killed in the incident, while 20 others were injured. On 4 August  the Janata Express and Kamayani Express, derailed in the Harda area of Madhya Pradesh leaving at least 29 dead.

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