Passenger train collides with school van in Tamil Nadu’s Sembankuppam, 2 children killed

In an gloomy incident, a train collided with a college van in Sembankuppam, resulting in two children’s deaths and three serious accidents. Based on the initial stories, the incident took place around 7:40 am because the van crossed a railway gate.

The van carrying students became flung a distance away from the extent crossing after it became hit. The loco pilot managed to stop the train after traversing some distance, police said.

Senior police officers who reached the residing rushed the injured to the federal government health facility here.

Superintendent of Police S Jayakumar needed to rescue the railway gatekeeper who became attacked by the people of the public allegedly for negligence, a police legit said.

The van driver crossed the music, infrequently noticing the drawing shut train, resulting in the surprising collision, he added. The van became fully smashed on account of the affect.

Around 7:Forty five am, the college van carrying the students attempted to horrid the railway level crossing Gate No. 170 (a non-interlocked manned gate) between Cuddalore and Alappakkam, and became hit by Prepare No. 56813 Villupuram–Mayiladuthurai passenger, the railway said.

“Tragically, six students were injured and admitted to the Authorities Sanatorium, Cuddalore. A railway relief train with a scientific relief van has been dispatched to the save,” a open from the railway said, and added that the Divisional Railway Supervisor (DRM) and branch officers had been on the residing.

Preliminary inquiry by the railways published that while the gatekeeper proceeded to shut the gate, the van driver insisted on permitting the auto to horrid the gate, which should no longer were accredited, the open extra acknowledged.

“A committee of officers from the protection, operation, and engineering branch is investigating the incident,” the open said.