A catastrophic rail disaster was narrowly avoided on Thursday morning in Deoghar, Jharkhand, when a passenger train collided with a truck at a busy railway crossing. The incident occurred at the Rohini-Nawadih gate located between the Jasidih and Madhupur stations. The Gonda-Asansol Express, bearing train number 13510, slammed into a truck heavily loaded with rice. Despite the severity of the impact, the truck did not overturn, which likely prevented a far more tragic outcome. The collision took place around 9:38 AM, a peak hour for local commuters, leading to immediate chaos at the site. While the truck sustained significant damage, no fatalities or serious injuries were reported from the scene. Eyewitnesses described a terrifying scene as the train approached the crossing while it was still congested with vehicles. The incident caused a temporary suspension of rail traffic on both the Up and Down lines, forcing railway authorities to divert or halt several other trains in the section.
Major Train Accident Averted in Jharkhand’s Deoghar District
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