A local train derailed at the Chennai Beach station and damaged a platform as it overran the buffer area at one end Sunday. No one was injured as the electric multiple unit (EMU), which was being moved from the yard to platform 1, had no passengers in it, said railway officials.
A senior official told indianexpress.com that the shunting loco pilot was not able to apply the brake in time causing the accident.
Speaking to the local media, eye-witnesses claimed that the shunter had informed those standing close to the platform to move away quickly before the train hit the wall.
