Truck rams Rajdhani, two coaches derailed

Indore | Friday | 19th October, 2018

Summary:

"The truck driver, Salim, was taken to hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. The truck driver was killed on the spot.The Trivandrum Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani was speeding past level crossing No. Police aren't sure why the driver, 35-year-old Salim, didn't stop on seeing the gates closed.The truck crashed into B7 and B8 coaches of the train. INDORE: Passengers on a Rajdhani Express had a narrow escape when a truck driver smashed through the closed gates at a level crossing and rammed the train around 6.30am on Thursday.The collision was so severe that two coaches of the Rajdhani were pushed off the tracks. "All these passengers were accommodated in the remaining coaches, and the train renewed its journey around 11.30am," he said..