New Delhi. The country has not yet recovered from the train accident in Balasore, Odisha, that in the meantime another major train accident has narrowly escaped. A major accident was averted on Sunday after a crack was noticed inside a coach of the Chennai-Egmore Express running from Kollam Junction in Tamil Nadu. According to the information, this crack was seen in the base above the wheel of coach S-3 of the train.
In a hurry, this coach was separated from the train by the Railways. Due to this the train was also delayed by half an hour. Due to this crack, the passengers also had to face trouble. After which the passengers of the coach had to be transferred to another coach. Although till then the train was standing at the station, so it was also noticed. If this was not noticed in time and the train had left, there was a possibility of a major accident.
The case pertains to the Kollam-Chennai Egmore Express. In which, after being noticed by the railway personnel, a new coach was attached to that bogie and then the train was sent ahead. Another train accident averted after Balasore. #TrainAccidentInOdisha #CoromondalExpress #AswiniVaishnav pic.twitter.com/oemt4U5icK
— Bhaskar Tiwari (@bt028157_tiwari) June 5, 2023
According to officials, if a coach breaks down in a moving train, it would also derail, putting all the coaches behind it in danger. Please tell that this train of South India runs between Kollam to Chennai railway station. The most frightening thing about this incident was that the crack was right above the wheel, the crack could grow very quickly when the wheel was spinning. Railway officials got information about this at Sengottai station, after which action was taken immediately.