Jalgaon, March 14 -- In a freak accident, the engine of an Express train hit a truck loaded with bags of grains stranded on the railway tracks and crushed it early on Friday, disrupting rail services on the Bhusawal-Nagpur-Howrah route.
Fortunately, a major disaster was averted as the speed of the train was low.
According to sources, no one was injured in the accident that occurred near Bodwad station at around 4.30 am, which disrupted rail services on the route for about six hours.
The railway gate, located about 500 metres away from Bodwad railway station, has been closed for use since construction of a flyover. As the driver of the truck was unaware of this, he drove the goods-laden vehicle at full speed broke through the closed rail...