Off the wire
• Xinhua China news advisory -- Feb. 5  • UN chief urges Syria's warring parties to "get back to the table"  • Tokyo shares end lower by break on stronger yen  • Australian central bankers bullish on local economy despite global headwinds  • Urgent: 13 injured as train derails in S. India  • U.S. seeks international consensus on tougher sanctions against DPRK  • S. Korean defense chief orders active response to DPRK's possible launch  • Record 5-day heatwave tipped for Australia's west, sparking bushfire fears  • Australian FM hits back at critics over Syrian aid contribution     • Rehabilitation increases quality of life of cancer patients: Austrian study  
You are here: 　 Home

1st Ld Writethru: 13 injured as passenger train derails in S. India

Xinhua, February 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least 13 passengers were injured when four coaches of a passenger train derailed in the Vellore area of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu Friday morning, said police.

Authorities have rushed medical personnel and rescue teams to the spot of the derailment of the Bangalore Express passenger train, while affected passengers were sent to Bangalore by buses and a special train.

Four trains were cancelled as a result of the incident, said railway officials. Enditem