Major train accident averted in West Bengal
A train accident has been seen in West Bengal. Actually, a train has met with an accident near Nalpur in Howrah. Actually it was coming to Shalimar from Secunderabad. Some coaches of train number 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express have derailed. The engine and two coaches of the express train have derailed. Three coaches of the train have derailed. Some passengers have suffered minor injuries in this incident. At present, after receiving information about the incident, railway employees have reached the spot. Let us tell you that a rescue operation is being conducted at the spot. Let us tell you that this accident happened about 20 km away from Howrah Railway Station.
Major train accident averted
According to Railways, no one has seen much damage in this incident. Only one to two passengers suffered minor injuries. According to the information, a total of 3 coaches have derailed. Actually, when this accident happened, the down train Secunderabad Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express train was at slow speed. Due to this a major railway accident was averted. Let us tell you that the 3 coaches include a parcel van and 2 passenger coaches. Let us tell you that a few days ago a major train accident was seen in Punjab. Here in Fatehgarh district, there was an explosion in a compartment of Howrah Mail near Sirhind railway station, in which 4 people were injured. Please note that this train was going from Amritsar to Howrah. Meanwhile, there was an explosion in a general class compartment of train number 13006. Sharing its information, the Government Railway Police said that the incident took place on Saturday night at around 10.30 pm. There was a plastic bucket filled with firecrackers in the train compartment.
Firecrackers burst in the train
Let us tell you that a total of four passengers including a woman passenger were injured in the blast in the train. GRP Deputy Superintendent of Police Jagmohan Singh said that the injured have been admitted to the government hospital in Fatehgarh Sahib. Preliminary investigation has so far revealed that the blast was caused by a firecracker kept in a plastic bucket in the general compartment of the train. Eyewitnesses say that there was smoke in the train bogie, which caused panic. The passengers started jumping. The train started from Ludhiana and left for Ambala after stopping at Sirhind Junction, hence its speed was low.
(Report- Anamika Gaur, Omkar Sarkar)
