Arakkonam mishap : Motorman arrested
A Rajkumar (40), the motorman of the Chennai-Vellore Cantonment local train, that collided with a passenger train on the same track near Sitheri railway station near Arakkonam on September 13,was arrested on Thursday.
Fifteen persons died and nearly 100 were injured in the accident.
According to police, Raj kumar took over from another driver at the Arakkonam station in the Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) around 9.15 pm on September 13.
Investigations revealed that he was engaged in a conversation with a colleague on his mobile phone.
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