Major train accident averted after train runs 78km from Jammu to Punjab without driver, probe ordered | Video
PTI report cited officials. The train gained speed along the way, finally coming to a stop on a steep gradient near Unchi Bassi railway station in Punjab, it added.
“An inquiry has been initiated to know the exact cause of the incident. Prima facie, it seems that the train started rolling down the slope gradient towards Punjab without the driver and his assistant," Divisional Traffic Manager, Jammu, Prateek Srivastava was quoted by PTI.
The train came to a halt near Unchi Bassi due to steep gradient, after covering a distance of more than 70 km, he also said, as per the report. All rail-road crossings on the Jalandhar-Pathankot route were immediately closed to avoid any accident.
According to Hindustan Times report citing Railway police ASI Gurdev Singh, all railway crossings along the route were promptly shut down for road traffic, and various mechanical methods were deployed to decelerate the train. The officials from the Ferozepur railway division were en route to conduct an investigation into the incident, he added.Milestone Alert!
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