Tamil Nadu assembly on Thursday expressed grief over the train accident at Sitheri and conveyed its condolences to the families of the victims.
The Southern Railway has temporarily cancelled about 10 trains passing through Arakkonam-Katpadi section following Tuesdayday night's train mishap at Sitheri near Arakkonam.
One person was killed and 33 others injured when 11 bogies of Bangalore-bound Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur Express derailed at Sitheri, about 90 km from Chennai, early Wednesday morning.
Preliminary investigation into the train accident at Sitheri has found that it took place due to over-speeding of the Electric Multiple Unit train, which rammed into a stationary train, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said on Wednesday.
Terming the train accident at Sitheri station in Tamil Nadu as "very unfortunate" Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday said all efforts will be undertaken to prevent such mishaps in future.
Railways on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the train accident at Sitheri in Tamil Nadu, which has left ten persons dead.
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