Mystery shrouds the crash of the Charminar Express (Train No. 12759) into the barrier at dead end minutes after it rolled into platform five of the Hyderabad railway terminal station at Nampally, about an hour late from the scheduled time of 8.10 a.m. injuring six passengers and derailing three coaches, on Wednesday.
The distance between the last signal and the barrier is about 300 metres and obviously the driver overshot it at a speed of about 15 kmph either out of oversight, miscalculated the timing or was unable to see the red light due to the foggy weather.
Due to the relative slow speed of the train, the impact was not much and about six passengers suffered minor injuries as they fell when they were either at the door or on the footboard. They were immediately provided first aid at the medical facility and later moved to the central hospital at Lallaguda for further treatment.
