The prepare was working at a pace of 130 kmph when the accident occurred. (Representational)
Dhanbad:
Two passengers died on Saturday following a sudden jolt after a Delhi-bound prepare stopped as an overhead electrical wire snapped in Jharkhand’s Koderma district, East Central Railway officers stated.
The accident occurred close to Parsabad between Gomoh and Koderma railway stations at 12.05 pm as the driving force of Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Categorical utilized the emergency brake to cease the prepare after the overhead electrical wire fell on it, they stated.
“As electrical provide stopped impulsively, emergency brake was utilized to cease the prepare, and two individuals died because of jerk,” Senior Divisional Commerce Supervisor of Dhanbad Railway Division Ameresh Kumar stated.
The prepare was working at a pace of 130 kmph when the accident occurred.
Practice motion on the grand chord line below the Dhanbad Railway Division of ECR resumed after over 4 hours of halt following the accident within the Koderma-Gomoh part, he stated.
The Purushottam Categorical was dropped at Gomoh by a diesel engine from the accident spot and despatched to Delhi by an electrical engine, he stated.
After getting data, Dhanbad Railway Division Supervisor KK Sinha together with senior officers reached the spot.
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