Three coaches of Puducherry Express derail near Matunga railway station, no casualties reported

A train travelling to Puducherry from Dadar derailed Friday near Matunga railway station. According to preliminary information, three rear coaches of Puduchery Express derailed around 9:45pm with no casualties reported.

There were no reports of anyone getting injured in the incident which took place, just after the train departed for Puducherry from the Dadar terminus.

The derailment of the coaches took place due to the collision of two trains. The Dadar-Puducherry Chalukya Express was entering on DOWN fast line from platform 7 of the Dadar Terminus, when the CSMT-Gadag Express, which departed around 9.30 pm, dashed it from the rear side on a crossing, a Central Railway official said.