CHENNAI: A major disaster was averted at Chennai Beach station on Sunday after an empty suburban train being brought in for a trip derailed and slammed into the end of the platform around 4.30pm. No one was injured in the accident.
The motorman was rescued and given first aid. The first two coaches climbed out of the platform and crashed into the platform shelter and into the back of shops lining Rajaji Salai. Suburban services were not affected as trains were operated from other platforms. However, a couple of trains were held up in the outer area of the station as an accident relief train was being moved to the station.
