Train movement affected in eastern Assam as trailer gets stuck at level crossing
Guwahati (PTI): Train movement was affected for over four hours in the Tinsukia-Dibrugarh route in eastern Assam on Sunday after an oversized trailer got stuck while making an unauthorised entry at a level crossing, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said.
He said several passenger trains, including 12424 Rajdhani Express, 15928 Tambaram Express and 15946 Lokmanya Tilak Express, were affected.
The spokesperson said the trailer belonged to a private company which was engaged in contractual work for Oil India Limited, Duliajan, and was working without proper authority and permission.
"It (trailer) got stuck while making an unauthorised entry at the railway level crossing 21DD between Lahoal and Chaulkhowa on the Tinsukia - Dibrugarh route at about 5.30 am. As a result, train movements on the route remained suspended for about four-and-a-half hours," he said.
Passengers of the affected long-distance trains were transported to Dibrugarh through road vehicles facilitated by the NFR.
Food packets and drinking water arrangements were also made for the passengers, the spokesperson added.
He said the trailer was removed from the site at 10.10 am.
"The driver of the vehicle has been taken into custody. NF Railway is coordinating with OIL for taking stringent action on the concerned contractual company to prevent any such incident in the future," the spokesperson added.
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Three of family killed as car overturns in Mandya
Mandya (PTI): Three members of a family, two of them women, were killed when the car they were travelling in overturned and fell into a ditch on Sunday, police said.
The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a bridge on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway at Nagamangala in Mandya district, police added.
The deceased were identified as Chandregowda (62) and Sarojamma (57), both residents of Chikkamagaluru. They were returning to their hometown when the accident occurred, police sources said.
In another incident near Agaralinganna Doddi in Maddur taluk, a private bus overturned on a service road, injuring more than 30 people. Locals helped rescue the passengers after the accident.
The passengers were travelling to Bengaluru after visiting the Shimsha Maramma temple in Malavalli. The injured were taken to hospitals in Mandya and Maddur for treatment.
