Guard’s coach of a goods train derails as bull comes on tracks

Kanpur: A bull caused derailment of the guard’s coach of a goods train in the North Central Railway (NCR) section on Delhi-Howrah route in Auraiya district in the wee hours of Saturday.
However, the other wagons of the train did not skid off the tracks. None has been reported to have suffered injuries either.
The incident occurred near Phafoond railway station, when a bull came on the railway tracks and hit engine of the moving of a goods train.
Railway officials rushed to the accident site and till early morning work was underway to bring the derailed guard coach back on track and restore traffic on the Delhi -Howrah route of NCR section.
According to railway officials, as the goods train was heading towards Tundla from Kanpur after loading goods, a bull came in its way causing derailment of a guard coach. However, the other wagons remained intact on the tracks.
The driver after spotting bull on the tracks applied emergency brakes to halt the train, but it derailed guard’s coach.
After this, the loco pilot informed station superintendent Arjun Singh of Phafoond about the incident. Soon, railway officials reached the spot.
The coach, which had derailed, was attached from the train and rushed to Tundla. Rail workers toiled hard to bring back the derailed coach wheels on the tracks.
“After the coach was placed back on the tracks, the rail traffic was restored,” said superintendent Phafoond station Arjun Singh of Singh.