Express News Service
LUCKNOW: A person, travelling on Delhi-Kanpur bound Neelanchal Express (12876), died between Somna and Danbar railway stations in Prayagraj division when a five-feet-long and 1.5 inch thick iron rod broke through the glass window and pierced through his neck while he was sitting beside the window in the train on Friday at 8:45 am.
The body of the victim, identified as Harikesh Kumar Dubey of Gopinathpur in Sultanpur district, was taken down from the train at Aligarh Railway station.
On being informed about the incident, railway authorities rushed to Aligarh railway station.
As per the sources, a railway construction work was underway at the possible site of incident during which an iron rod pierced through the neck of a passenger resulting in the death of the victim.
Moreover, the pointed iron rod also pierced through the portion dividing the compartment on the other side. Fortunately, no one was injured on the other side.
While the railway authorities denied the accident due to under construction structure, a joint probe comprising the personnel of the Railway Police Force (RPF) and General Railway Police (GRP) has been ordered, said CPRO, NCR, Himanshu Upadhyaya. He said that efforts were being done to identify the exact location of the accident.
LUCKNOW: A person, travelling on Delhi-Kanpur bound Neelanchal Express (12876), died between Somna and Danbar railway stations in Prayagraj division when a five-feet-long and 1.5 inch thick iron rod broke through the glass window and pierced through his neck while he was sitting beside the window in the train on Friday at 8:45 am.
The body of the victim, identified as Harikesh Kumar Dubey of Gopinathpur in Sultanpur district, was taken down from the train at Aligarh Railway station.
On being informed about the incident, railway authorities rushed to Aligarh railway station.
As per the sources, a railway construction work was underway at the possible site of incident during which an iron rod pierced through the neck of a passenger resulting in the death of the victim.
Moreover, the pointed iron rod also pierced through the portion dividing the compartment on the other side. Fortunately, no one was injured on the other side.
While the railway authorities denied the accident due to under construction structure, a joint probe comprising the personnel of the Railway Police Force (RPF) and General Railway Police (GRP) has been ordered, said CPRO, NCR, Himanshu Upadhyaya. He said that efforts were being done to identify the exact location of the accident.
