In a tragic accident, a railway employee lost his life during the shunting of the Lucknow-Barauni Express in Bihar's Begusarai district. The deceased employee was working as a shunt man in the railways. The deceased railway employee was present on-site during the shunting of train no. 15204 Lucknow - Barauni Express at Barauni Junction under Sonpur Railway Division.
The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Arun Kumar Raut, a resident of Dalsinghsarai in Samastipur district. According to the received information, the accident occurred while Raut was preparing the couplings of the parcel van to attach it to the shunting engine. However, before the task could be completed, the shunting engine loco pilot moved backwards due to which Raut got trapped between the engine and the parcel coach. As per eyewitnesses, onlookers raised an alarm after which the driver fled the site, leaving the engine behind.
Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Weekly Express derailes
The tragic accident comes amid the rise in train accidents and derailments. Earlier in the day, around three coaches of 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Weekly Express derailed in Nalpur. The train got derailed while passing the Nalpur station of Kharagpur Division at around 5:31 am. The railway officials arrived at the spot and passengers were being rescued from the derailed coaches.
(Reported by: Anamika)
