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Signalman, The Superman: Train Accident Prevented In Odisha Due To Worker’s Alertness; Crack In Track Promptly Fixed
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A train accident was averted due to the alertness of the signalman in Odisha’s Rayagada district.
The signalman named Baishnab Gouda identified a crack on the track around the Singapur Road station. Ensuring the safety of the railways, he alerted his superiors to stop the Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express at Singapur Road station until the crack was fixed.
Gouda claims that he heard some unusual sound from the track during the arrival of Hirakhand Express. After examining the matter, he located the crack and alerted the station master by informing him not to clear the line for the train.
Immediate steps were taken to solve the matter, and senior officials repaired the track. The Hirakhand Express departed after a mere delay of one-and-a-half hours, reports The Hindu.
India in 2018 witnessed four railway accidents with the major one taking place in Amritsar where about 59 people were killed and about 100 injured when a crowd of spectators who were watching the Dusshera festival were run over by a train.
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