India, Nov. 27 -- A speeding dumper broke a flyover railing and plunged nearly 25 feet onto the Barabanki-Gonda railway track, moments before the Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Superfast Express (12204) passed on the adjacent line, on Wednesday night.

Barabanki superintendent of police (SP) Arpit Vijayvargiya said the dumper fell directly onto the tracks, and a stone landed on the train, damaging one coach. "Fortunately, all passengers are safe," he said.

According to the North Eastern Railways (NER), the incident occurred around 9.30 pm near Budhwal railway station, about 30 km from Barabanki. The dumper (UP 43 AT 9967), carrying plywood from Sitapur to Bihar, lost control on the Ramnagar-Fatehpur road flyover and crashed onto the tracks ...