Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express via Kottayam narrowly escaped from a major accident on Monday night on its way to Kozhikode. The train hit a tree that fell on the railway track in the Thirunavaya-Tirur area. The tree was lodged on a concrete post near the railway line. When the train pulled the tree along with it, the post fell on the window of the train.