Fact Check: Vande Bharat Express met with an accident in Chennai, investigation found users’ claims false

New Delhi: A video of a train accident is being shared widely on social media. While sharing this video, users are claiming that Vande Bharat Express has become a victim of an accident in Chennai. Let us know what is the truth of this viral video

What are the claims of the users?

on social media sakshi_swaggy10 Instagram user named has shared the video of the train accident. On which it is written that Vande Bharat Express met with an accident.

An Instagram user named Rambali Kumar has also shared this video. On which it is written that Vande Bharat Express met with an accident at 2 o’clock in the night.

What is the truth of the viral video?

To investigate the video, Sajjag’s team first searched the keywords Chennai Vande Bharat train accident on Google, but did not find any recent report there. After that, we extracted the keyframes of the video and checked it through reverse image and found a post from an Instagram account named CNNChile. The post, dated June 20, 2024, in Spanish, reported that there had been an accident between a freight train and a passenger train in Chile, killing two and injuring nine.

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After that when we searched Chile train accident on Google, we got The Hindu A report was also received. In which it was told that at least 2 people died and many others were injured in a train collision in Chile.

After that we will get the date of 21st June 2024 zee news Got a video report. In which this accident was mentioned.

After that reuters A report was received. In which pictures and videos of this accident were posted.

After that a video report of AP was also received. In which the situation after the Chile accident was shown.

conclusion: The video of the train accident going viral on social media is not of Vande Bharat train. Users are sharing the train accident in Chile in the name of Vande Bharat. Vande Bharat has not been a victim of any accident recently. During Sajjak’s investigation the claim was proved to be false.