Truck stuck on track, train services hit in Odisha

The truck driver, identified as Bahadur Yadav, escaped unhurt. A railway guard, who was present at the spot, immediately informed the railway headquarters here about the incident. An official of Sambalpur Railway Division said railways staff rushed to the spot and removed the container truck from the track after two hours of struggle. Two passenger trains, Titilagarh-Howrah Ispat Express and Howrah- Jagdalpur Samaleswari Express, were delayed due to the accident. While the scheduled departure time of Samaleswari Express from Sambalpur railway station was 8.50 am, the train departed at around 10 am. Similarly, the departure time of Ispat Express from Hirakud railway station was 8 am but the train left the station at around 10 am. Officer in-Charge of Railway Protection Force (RPF) Post, Sambalpur Prabin Kumar said a case has been registered and the truck seized. The driver of the vehicle has been detained and further investigation is on, he added. Dailyhunthttps://www.openstreetmap.org/user/kunvindsee

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