BENGALURU: It was a stroke of fortune that there were no injuries or casualties among the 1,380 passengers and two loco crew on board the Mysuru-Mayiladathurai Superfast Express, which collided with a truck on the tracks on Monday night. However, things could have easily turned tragic if the train had derailed.
The accident took place between Karmelaram and Heelalige stations after truck driver Ranganath Swamy (26) unauthorisedly entered the railway track from a closed Level Crossing (LC) gate 700 metres away, on the Doddaballapur-Huskur Road. Swamy was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by Government Railway Police, and booked under four Sections: 147 (illegal entry into railway premises) and 153 (sabotage) of Indian Railways Act, and Sections 447 (Criminal trespass) and 279 (Rash and negligent driving) of the IPC.
