Tiruvallur SP Srinivasa Perumal and his team were the first to reach the accident site | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The empty goods train taking the impact of the rear-end collision as well as the inbuilt safety features in the Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches played a vital role in minimising casualties in the Mysuru-Dharbhanga Bagmati Express train accident at Kavarapettai in Southern Railway’s Chennai Division on Friday (October 11, 2024) night. The express train, speeding at about 90 kmph, was to pass through the Kavarapetti railway station via the main line for which signals were cleared. However, a suspected signal failure led the train to the loop line, where a goods train was stabled. “Though the train, with over 1,000 passengers on board, rammed into the rear end of the goods train, only about 20 people suffered injuries, a couple of them grievously, in the accident. The train rammed into the brake van and came to a halt after several coaches derailed. Most of the impact was taken by the empty goods train rake, …