Trains collide near Matunga station, three coaches derail
Two long-distance trains, Gadag Express which runs between CSMT Mumbai and Gadag Junction in Karnataka, and Chalukya Puducheri Express which runs between Dadar and Pondicherry, collided near Matunga railway station in Mumbai on Friday evening. No casualties were reported.
The collision resulted in the derailment of three coaches of Chalukya Puducheri express. The incident took place around 9.45pm. A Central Railway official said Chalukya Express was moving slow after leaving Dadar. Gadag Express came on the same track at a speed, ramming into the rear coaches of Chalukya Express.
