There have been several train accidents in recent months.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Union government had not learnt lessons from past incidents after 13 coaches of the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express train derailed following a collision with a stationary goods train in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district.
A fire also broke out in two coaches of the express train after the collision at the Kavaraipettai railway station on Friday evening.
No deaths have been reported so far, PTI reported quoting the Railway Board. However, at least 19 persons were injured, India Today quoted unidentified officials as saying.
Following the collision, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said that the state government was “working fast in rescue and relief work”.
Stalin added that the injured persons were taken to the hospital.
