India, Aug. 7 -- Passengers on board the Talaguppa-Mysuru Intercity Express in Karnataka experienced a scare on Wednesday evening after six coaches of the train unexpectedly decoupled and came to a halt while crossing the Tunga river bridge, just minutes after departing from Shivamogga railway station.

According to railway officials, the incident occurred shortly after the train, which has a total of 16 coaches, began its journey from Talaguppa towards Mysuru. The detachment happened only a short distance from the Shivamogga station due to what authorities described as a "technical fault" in the coupling mechanism.

As the front portion of the train continued to move ahead, unaware of the break in connection, the six rear coaches were le...