Coimbatore: Four wagons of a goods train derailed inside the ACC Cement factory at Madukkarai around 4.45am on Thursday.
The spokesperson of the Palakkad division of Southern Railway said the wagons derailed during shunting. “The loco pilot was trying to attach the engine to the wagons. However, they did not align properly and due to the impact of the engine hitting them, four wagons moved out of the track. The track on the factory premises was also damaged,” he said.
No one was injured in the incident. It was 2.30pm before the damage on the track was rectified and the train was rerailed. “Rerailing and repair was taken up by ACC staff since it is their engine and their tracks,” the spokesperson added.