Vande Bharat Express hits motorcycle, no damage

Vande Bharat Express hits motorcycle, no damage

AgenciesUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 02:08 AM IST
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New Delhi: Vande Bharat Express, India's first semi-high speed train, at New Delhi Railway Station, Friday, Feb.15, 2019. The train will run between Delhi-Varanasi. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh) |

New Delhi: The Vande Bharat Express hit a motorcycle near Allahabad on its third commercial run on Wednesday, the railways said, adding that no one was injured in the incident.

The incident occurred hours after stones were hurled at the train near Tundla in Uttar Pradesh in the morning. The incident took place near Phaphamau, around 42 km from Allahabad. This was the semi-high speed train’s third commercial run after it started operations on February 17.

In another incident, a stone was hurled at the Vande Bharat Express on Wednesday breaking one of its window panes, the third such incident in two months involving India’s fastest train, the railways said. The train was crossing Tundla junction when the incident happened, Northern Railway Spokesperson Deepak Kumar said.

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