By IANS,
Mumbai : A huge water pipe came crashing down on a running train between Mulund and Thane in northeast Mumbai Friday morning, injuring at least six commuters and trapping the driver.
There were no immediate reports of any deaths in the incident that saw the collapse of the pipe as well as that of a bridge being built to support it, officials from the Central Railway and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) said.
Almost two hours after the incident, the train driver, identified as Ramachandran, remained trapped inside the engine compartment.
A rescue and relief team of the railways and MCGM fire brigade is engaged in clearing the debris from the railway tracks. The authorities have also closed the water supply from the pipeline until normalcy is restored.
The Central Railways suspended all suburban services on all the lines till the tracks are cleared.
Long distance train services on the Pune and Kolkata and Chennai sectors have also been hit.
With a view to clear the rush of thousands of commuters, the Thane Municipal Corporation, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation and the Bombay Electric Supply & Transport have deployed extra buses.