Sagar (Madhya Pradesh): A major accident was narrowly avoided on Tuesday morning near the Bhuteshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Bina when a car got stuck on the railway tracks.
Fortunately, a railway employee spotted the vehicle in time and stopped all train operations, preventing a possible tragedy.
According to reports, around 7:45 am, a car suddenly appeared on the tracks near Bhuteshwar Temple. Eyewitnesses said a 12-year-old boy, sitting inside the car, accidentally started it. The car moved forward and got stuck between the tracks.
Local people rushed to the spot and tried to push the car off the tracks but failed. They then informed railway staff. A railway employee quickly showed a red signal after which all train traffic in the area halted.
2 trains stopped
Two trains were stopped as a result - an Ajmer-Durg Express train coming from the down line and a goods train on the up line. Both were halted safely before reaching the car.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) and railway officials reached the site soon after. With the help of local residents, the car was removed after a lot of effort, and rail traffic resumed.
The RPF has seized the car and filed a case against the car owner under sections of the Railway Act. However, the car owner said that the vehicle moved after the child accidentally started it.
At present, police are investigating whether the car was deliberately driven onto the tracks in an attempt to take a shortcut instead of using the nearby railway underpass.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and both trains resumed their journey once the track was declared safe.
Further investigation is ongoing.
