Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel have launched an investigation after a boulder placed on the railway track struck an Ernakulam MEMU train near Ambarampalayam, around six kilometres from Pollachi, in the early hours of Friday.
The train, which departed Pollachi railway station at around 12.30 a.m. towards Palakkad, hit the boulder while passing through the Ambarampalayam area. The stone struck the protective metal structure at the front of the train, broke into two pieces and was thrown nearly 50 metres away.
After noticing the impact, the locomotive pilot informed the Meenakshipuram railway station authorities. The Palakkad railway division control office subsequently alerted the RPF.
Palakkad Division RPF Commissioner Ambu Kumar, Railway DSP Babu and Inspector Milan Piccola visited the spot and inspected the track.
Railway officials said a goods train travelling from Haryana had passed through the area towards Pollachi around 12.20 a.m., and no obstruction had been reported at that
time.
The MEMU train did not suffer any damage. Police are examining CCTV footage from the surrounding areas to identify those responsible and determine how the boulder reached the track.
Boulder placed on railway track near Pollachi
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