Mumbai: 3 injured as monorail train derails during test run
What's the story
An empty coach of a newly acquired monorail train derailed and collided with a beam during a test run at the Wadala depot in Mumbai on Wednesday morning. The incident left three staff members, including the train captain, injured, while causing severe damage to the carriage, PTI reported. However, the Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL), which operates the monorail, described it as a "minor incident."
Accident analysis
Train slightly tilted, 1st coach hitting track beam
The accident occurred around 9:00am at a track crossover point outside the Wadala depot. Photos and videos from the scene showed the train slightly tilted, with its first coach hitting a track beam, and its nose tossed in the air. The rear part of the coach also tilted. The undergears, coupling, and bogies of the first coach were severely damaged in this incident.
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VIDEO | Mumbai: A monorail train tilted during a test run at Wadala depot on Wednesday morning, officials said, adding that there were no passengers inside the train. No injury was reported in the incident, they said. Two crew members were safely rescued from the monorail, a fire… pic.twitter.com/GAzGoSz6VU
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Casualty update
Committee formed to investigate technical glitches
The train captain, an engineer of Medha SMH, and another staff member were injured in the incident. They were rushed to a nearby hospital in a private car, a civic official was quoted as saying. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has formed a committee to investigate technical glitches that have disrupted monorail services recently, including the August 19 incident. Regular operations on the monorail had been suspended since September 20 for system upgrade work after repeated technical issues.
Public reaction
Safety concerns raised over new trains' CBTC system
After the incident, Shiv Sena (UBT) workers protested outside the monorail depot, demanding a complete halt to monorail services in Mumbai. Transport activist AV Shenoy raised safety concerns over the new trains' Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) system. He said "the train should have automatically stopped sensing malfunctioning of the switch beam," stressing that "as trains will be operated without drivers under CBTC system, the safety mechanism should be very strong."