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Cuddalore Train Accident: At Least Two Children Killed as Passenger Train Rams Into School Van at Semmankuppam
- On July 8, 2025, a Cuddalore-Mayiladuthurai passenger train hit a school van at Semmankuppam railway crossing, killing three children and injuring several others.
- Investigations found that the manually operated railway crossing gate between Cuddalore and Alappakkam was left open without any warning signals, partly because the gatekeeper reopened it under pressure from the van driver.
- The van was struck at high speed and dragged about 50 feet, with two children dying instantly and a third succumbing at the hospital, while six students were hospitalized.
- Southern Railway suspended the gatekeeper for safety violations and police ordered ex-gratia payments of ₹5 lakh to families of the deceased and up to ₹1 lakh for seriously injured victims.
- A joint inquiry by Railway and State Police continues to determine accountability, highlighting risks at level crossings and potential for increased safety measures.
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Stalin announces aid for families after train-van collision kills 2 children
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin extended his condolences and announced financial aid to the families affected by the tragic train-van collision that killed two schoolchildren and injured several others near Semmanguppam in Cuddalore district. The accident took place around 7:45 a.m. at a railway crossing, when a school van carrying children attempted to cross the tracks despite an oncoming passenger train bound for Chidambaram. Th…
3 students killed as train hits school van in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore
Cuddalore Train-School Van Accident: A senior police official said the manned railway level crossing gate between Cuddalore and Alappakkam was not closed and had no signal indicating that a train was approaching.
School bus collides with train in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore, two students killed
Two students were killed and two others, along with the bus driver, were injured after a speeding train hit the school van at a railway level crossing at Semmankuppam in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday morning, police said. According to the police, at around 7:45 am, the school van carrying the students attempted to cross the railway level crossing when it was hit by the train at Semmankuppam. The loco pilot managed to stop the trai…
Stalin announces aid to families of 3 students killed in school van-train collision
Chief Minister MK Stalin announced financial aid of Rs 5 lakh to the families of three students who died and Rs 1 lakh to those injured in school van-train collision at a railway crossing in Cuddalore.
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