Major tragedy averted on Howrah-New Delhi route as man alerts driver in West Bengal

A major train accident was averted on Howrah-New Delhi route in Burdwan district due to the alertness and swift action of a local resident on Sunday.

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Kolkata: A major train accident was averted on Howrah-New Delhi route in Burdwan district in West Bengal due to the alertness and swift action taken by a local resident on Sunday.

According to ANI, the man upon noticing loose fishplates, meant to keep rail tracks intact, waived a red cloth so as to alet the driver of the aproaching train and other railways officials present there.

The driver of the approaching train sensed trouble after noticing a man waving the nred flag and applied brakes to halt the train.

By halting the train several metres away from the site of the trouble, the driver saved many innocent lives and averted a major train tragedy.   

West Bengal: Major accident averted on Howrah- New Delhi route in Burdwan after a local waved red cloth upon seeing loose fishplates, y'day pic.twitter.com/FmaNRjqHn7

— ANI (@ANI) October 22, 2017

However, no official reaction has come from the Eastern Railways about the incident as yet.