Major Train Accident Averted In Jharkhand's Bokaro Days After Odisha Tragedy

The incident occurred near the Bhojudih railway station at the Santhaldih railway crossing, when the tractor got stuck between the railway track and the gate.

A major train accident was averted at Jharkhand's Bokaro on Tuesday evening

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New Delhi: Days after the deadly triple train crash in Odisha, a major train accident was averted at Jharkhand's Bokaro on Tuesday evening after a tractor crashed the railway gate near the Santhaldih railway crossing when the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was passing from there, PTI reported citing a railway official.

The incident occurred near the Bhojudih railway station at the Santhaldih railway crossing, when the tractor got stuck between the railway track and the gate.

"A tractor crashed the railway gate when it was closing at the Santhaldih railway crossing of the Bhojudih railway station in Bokaro district. However, the driver of the train applied the brakes and the train stopped, averting any major accident," Manish Kumar, DRM, Adra Division, South Eastern Railway told PTI.

According to Kumar, the incident took place around 5 pm and the train was delayed by about 45 minutes. He further stated that the tractor has been seized and an FIR has been lodged at the concerned police station, while the gate man has been suspended.

The driver of the tractor had fled the spot.

The incident occurred barely days after one of the worst train tragedies in the country at the Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha's Balasore district, which claimed 288 lives and left more than 1,100 people injured after a crash involving Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train laden with iron. 

In the aftermath of the triple train crash, three agencies, namely the CBI, Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), and Government Railway Police of Balasore, have commenced an investigation.

A devastating three-train crash occurred at 7 pm on June 2, when the Coromandel Express collided with a stationary goods train, resulting in the derailment of several coaches. During the incident, a few coaches of the Coromandel Express toppled over the rear coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express, which happened to be passing by simultaneously.

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