TWO RAILWAY EMPLOYEES CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER THE WHEEL OF SPEEDING TRAIN IN KAIMUR DISTRICT

TWO RAILWAY EMPLOYEES CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER THE WHEEL OF SPEEDING TRAIN IN KAIMUR DISTRICT

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RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

BHABHUA--------------------------Two railway employees were crushed to death under the wheel of a running train near Pusauli railway station under Kudara police station under Pandit Din Dayal Upadhayaya Rail Division when they were inspecting and repairing the rail tracks. The deceased were identified as Sudhanshu Prajapati 48 son of Ram Dayal Prajapati and Hardeo Chauhan 55 son of Jagropan Chauhan of Ghatav village under Kudara police station in Kaimur district. Later the police recovered the bodies and brought them to the Bhabhua Sadar Hospital for postmortem. Chaos prevails around the area following the incident. Running of trains on the route was paralyzed for about three hours following the incident.

Station Superintendent, Pusauli railway station Daya Shankar Singh assured all possible helps to the deceased families. He stated that Sudhanshu Prajapati and Hardeo Chauhan were inspecting and repairing the rail tracks about 500 meter west to the Pusauli railway station under Kudara police station area under Pandit Din Dayal Upadhayaya Rail Division when they came under the wheel of speeding Duranto Express train and were crushed to death on spot. As the news spread, officials of rail department rushed to the spot and started inquiring into the matter.