Summary:
While loco-driver Suresh Kumar used the emergency brakes, the train stepped on the iron bar before coming to a screeching halt. Meerut: An alert driver saved the lives of hundreds of commuters on board Nanda Devi Express as he immediately applied emergency brakes after spotting a 17-foot iron rod on the tracks. Four days later on August 23, another major derailment took place near Auraiya when eight coaches of Kaifiyat Express went off track. On August 19, in another horrific derailment, Kalinga Express jumped tracks in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar. In the first incident, Rajya Rani Express derailed on April 15, 2017 near Rampur..