6 injured after Charminar Express crashes into Hyderabad station end barrier
The HinduMystery shrouds the crash of the Charminar Express 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. Senior railway officials, pleading anonymity, indicated that the loco pilot may have also assumed he had already pushed the lever to a stop and ruled out any “brake failure” considering that the express train had already travelled more than 600 km travelling at an average of 120 kmph halting at more than 15 stations en route. Railway authorities quickly ensured that the remaining passengers were safely moved out of the train and repair work commenced on the track, while the damaged coaches were moved to maintenance by later afternoon with the relief measures undertaken by teams led by Additional General Manager R. Dhananjayalu Later in the evening, Chief Public Relations Officer Ch. The return journey of the affected train or Train No.12760 Hyderabad to Tambaram Charminar Express also started as per the scheduled time of 6 p.m.
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