TN: 23 students injured as goods train hits college bus near Karur

In Tamil Nadu, 23 students of a private engineering college were injured after the bus they were travelling in was hit by a goods train in Karur, police said. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Senthil Balaji visited the injured students who are undergoing treatment at the district government hospital. Speaking to mediapersons, he said the accident occurred on Saturday evening when the bus was moving through the unmanned railway crossing between Veerarakkiyam and Palayam in the region. “Nearly 25 students were injured, and they were taken to the district government hospital. Two of the students were later taken to a private hospital, while 23 of them are undergoing treatment at the government hospital", he said.

Karur, Tamil Nadu: A college bus collided with a train near Velliyanai, leaving 25 people injured. Twenty-three were admitted to Karur Government Medical College Hospital and two to a private hospital

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Southern Railway said, the incident happened on a private railway line and not in Southern Railway's jurisdiction. It said the crossing is owned and operated by Chettinad Cements between Veerarakkiyam and Palayam for their clinker movement, it said. This line has a few unmanned level crossings, it added.