A truck with an empty trailer went off the railway overbridge at Karuppur on the Salem to Bengaluru National Highway close to 9.30 p.m. on Monday, with a portion of it landing on the railway track below. Omalur police, who went to the spot, said that the incident happened when the truck – on its way to Omalur from Salem –went out of control and knocked against the side wall of the railway overbridge.
“The rear of the truck went off the road and landed on the track below – with its rear tyres landing on the track below – while the front of the truck was stuck on the top of the overbridge,” source said. The police and Railway officials said...
more... that there was mild damage to the track. The electric cables were not affected.
Railway officials said that the track would be mended in a couple of hours and added that three passenger trains may get delayed.