Dumper falls on railway tracks in UP's Barabanki; train services disrupted
Barabanki (UP) (PTI): A loaded dumper broke through the railing of an overbridge, and plunged nearly 25 feet onto the railway track near Burhwal junction, leaving the driver seriously injured and disrupting train movement in the area, officials said on Thursday.
The impact of the fall on Wednesday night snapped overhead electric wires on the rail tracks, causing the Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express to halt abruptly.
Passengers reported hearing a loud explosion, prompting the loco pilot to apply emergency brakes.
Superintendent of Police Arpit Vijayvargiya said no train passenger was injured.
"The dumper, loaded with plywood, fell onto the tracks. The driver was seriously injured and has been admitted to the hospital," he said.
The dumper driver was rescued after cutting open the cabin and was rushed to the district hospital, where his condition remains critical.
Railway officials and local police reached the spot shortly after receiving the alert.
It took nearly two hours to clear the debris and remove the dumper from the tracks, during which several trains were halted at nearby stations. The Garib Rath Express was stranded for about two hours, rail officials said.
Burhwal Junction Railway Protection Force in-charge Ravi Kumar said the train movement resumed only after the damaged wires were repaired and the track was cleared.
Rail services gradually returned to normal after the two-hour disruption.
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55-bed free palliative care centre to open near Bengaluru’s Nelamangala
Bengaluru: A new 55-bed palliative care centre for terminally ill patients, named the Nemmadi Centre for Palliative Care, will be inaugurated near Nelamangala on Sunday. The facility will offer all services completely free of cost.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Saturday, the centre has been set up by the Sukruthi Charitable Trust in collaboration with Rotary Bangalore Midtown. Around Rs 20 crore has been invested in the project, which will operate without a billing counter, ensuring that families do not have to pay for treatment.
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The centre will provide comprehensive palliative care, including medical support, counselling for patients and their families, and bereavement care. The facility aims to help families cope with the physical and emotional challenges of caring for terminally ill patients.
“A cornerstone of the project was the generous donation of land by former MLC E Krishnappa, which made the centre possible,” DH quoted Palani Loganathan as saying.
The inauguration ceremony will be attended by Madhusudan Sai, founder of the Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Rajya Sabha MP Dr C.N. Manjunath who also serves as the chief medical advisor to the centre will also be present, along with several senior government officials and healthcare leaders.
