Jharkhand: Two run over by train in Jamtara

According to railway officials, the incident occurred at 7 pm. “Train no 12254 (Anga Express) passing between Vidyasagar-Kasitar stopped due to chain pulling at 7 pm. At 7.07 pm, two persons who were walking on the track were run over on the up line by MEMU train, at least two kilometres away from where the train stopped,” the Eastern Railway said in a press statement.

A three-member committee has been formed to investigate the issue, it stated.

Jamtara SP Animesh Nalthany said: “According to our discussion with the locals, electric sparks were seen above the train bound for Yashwantpur (Bengaluru). This created panic and rumour spread that the train has caught fire. A few passengers pulled the chain to stop it and some passengers deboarded the train and started walking on the tracks when they were hit by another train.”