Truck rams into speeding Rajdhani Express, derails coaches

  • | Friday | 19th October, 2018

VADODARA: Train traffic was affected in Gujarat for over two hours when a truck rammed into Trivandrum-Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express . The truck smashed open the level crossing gate and hit the train. The truck driver died on the spot due to the impact of the accident. No train passenger was injured in the accident. Two coaches of the train B-7 and B-8 were derailed due to the impact of the truck.The cabin of the truck bearing a registration number from Surat in Gujarat was badly damaged due to the impact.

VADODARA: Train traffic was affected in Gujarat for over two hours when a truck rammed into Trivandrum-Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express . The accident took place at a level crossing between Thandla and Meghnagar in Madhya Pradesh (MP) near Gujarat-MP border on Thursday morning.According to officials, the level crossing gate was closed for traffic when the train was passing it at around 6.45am. The truck smashed open the level crossing gate and hit the train. Two coaches of the train B-7 and B-8 were derailed due to the impact of the truck.The cabin of the truck bearing a registration number from Surat in Gujarat was badly damaged due to the impact. The truck driver died on the spot due to the impact of the accident. Railway officials said the reason for the accident was not yet clear. No train passenger was injured in the accident.

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