10 Dead, Over 150 Injured as Train Derails Near Tamil Nadu’s Hosur

mangaloretoday.com/ NDTV

Hosur, Bengaluru, Feb 13:  Ten passengers died and over 150 were injured after nine bogies of the Bangalore-Ernakulam Intercity Express derailed this morning near the border between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

 

 

The train had left Bengaluru at 6.15 am and it got derailed at 7.35 am between Anekal Road and Hosur on Bangalore City-Salem Section, about 45 km from Bengaluru, Railways said.

The accident occurred after the train hit a boulder that had fallen on the track, tweeted Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

The following coaches of the above train have been derailed :- D-8, D-9, D-10, D-11, two AC Chair Cars and two unreserved coaches.


Help desks have been set up at Bangalore City Railway Station and at the accident site.

Bangalore city help desk numbers are 080 22371166, 080-22156553, 080-22156554, 9731666751. Accident site number is 9448090599.

Helpline numbers

Thiruvananthapuram - 0471 2321205, 2321237, 09746769960 ,

Ernakulam-0484-2100317, 0813699773, 09539336040

Ernakulm town-0484-2398200

Trichur-04872424148, 2430060,

Alwy-0484-2624143