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UP Boy, 16, Killed After Being Hit By Vande Bharat Express
A 16-year-old boy died after being hit by the Vande Bharat Express here, with his family members booked for vandalising the hospital where he was admitted, an official said on Monday.
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Railway Worker Gets Trapped While Moving Train Coaches, Crushed To Death
A railway porter was killed during a shunting operation at Barauni Junction in Bihar's Begusarai on Saturday, police said. The victim was identified as Amar Kumar Rao, a porter working at the station under the Sonpur Railway Division.
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How Trackman's Alertness Averted Major Train Disaster On Konkan Railway
In a remarkable display of alertness and bravery, trackman Mahadeva averted a major train accident on the Konkan Railway line between Kumta and Honnavar.
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Jharkhand Railway Accident: Tracks Restoration Work On, 7 Trains Cancelled
Two persons were killed and 22 others injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed at Potobeda village near Barabambo station in South Eastern Railways's Chakradharpur division on Tuesday morning.
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Woman Dies At Bengal Railway Station As Hospital Fails To Provide Ambulance
A woman died at a railway station in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district after a hospital failed to provide her with an ambulance while referring her to a larger medical facility, police said.
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Video: Rickshaw Puller Narrowly Escapes Being Hit By A Speeding Train
A rickshaw puller had a narrow escape while crossing a railway track in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh. Footage of the incident shows the man jumping off the track less than a second before the train crosses the spot.
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Watch: How Woman Escaped Being Crushed Under Moving Train In Haryana
A woman escaped being run over by a train yesterday simply by lying low on the track as the carriages passed above her. The incident took place in Rohtak district of Haryana and was witnessed by scores and captured on camera.
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Railways Registers Best Ever Safety Record In 2019-20
The Indian Railways recorded its best-ever safety performance during the past year with zero passenger deaths due to rail accidents.
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Maharashtra Man, In UP To Attend Kumbh, Dies After Being Hit By Train
A man was killed was killed at a railway station in Uttar Pradesh's Bharwari after being hit by a train when he was trying to cross the railway tracks, police said on Wednesday.
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Deaths, Injuries From Accidents Fall By 84% In Last One Year: Railways
Deaths and injuries from train collisions or derailment in India have fallen by more than 84 per cent, a senior railway ministry official said today.
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17 Dead In Separate Railway Accidents In Mumbai
Seventeen persons were killed Thursday in separate mishaps on the suburban network of Western and Central Railways, the railway police said.
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Man Lay On Rail Track In Mumbai. Dramatic Rescue Recorded On CCTV
The man, identified as Narendra Damaji Kotekar, told the security officer that he wanted to end his life as he was fed up with family issues.
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Concrete Blocks Placed On Railway Tracks; Accident Averted
A possible rail accident was averted after the driver of a goods train alerted railway officials about concrete blocks being placed on the tracks near Kandari village in the district, police said today.
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Railway Mishaps On Decline After Safety Measures, According To Data
There has been a slight decline in the number of train accidents after implementation of a series of safety measures, including use of modern technology, according to Railway Ministry data.
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Kanpur Train Accident: Woman Rescued, 2 Boys Found Near Dead Mother
A woman and two children were among those pulled out hours after the Indore-Patna Express train accident in which 14 coaches rolled off the tracks near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning. The woman, placed on a stretcher, was given emergency medical treatment as one of the rescue personnel gave her water while caressing her forehead.
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UP Boy, 16, Killed After Being Hit By Vande Bharat Express
A 16-year-old boy died after being hit by the Vande Bharat Express here, with his family members booked for vandalising the hospital where he was admitted, an official said on Monday.
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Railway Worker Gets Trapped While Moving Train Coaches, Crushed To Death
A railway porter was killed during a shunting operation at Barauni Junction in Bihar's Begusarai on Saturday, police said. The victim was identified as Amar Kumar Rao, a porter working at the station under the Sonpur Railway Division.
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How Trackman's Alertness Averted Major Train Disaster On Konkan Railway
In a remarkable display of alertness and bravery, trackman Mahadeva averted a major train accident on the Konkan Railway line between Kumta and Honnavar.
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Jharkhand Railway Accident: Tracks Restoration Work On, 7 Trains Cancelled
Two persons were killed and 22 others injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed at Potobeda village near Barabambo station in South Eastern Railways's Chakradharpur division on Tuesday morning.
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Woman Dies At Bengal Railway Station As Hospital Fails To Provide Ambulance
A woman died at a railway station in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district after a hospital failed to provide her with an ambulance while referring her to a larger medical facility, police said.
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Video: Rickshaw Puller Narrowly Escapes Being Hit By A Speeding Train
A rickshaw puller had a narrow escape while crossing a railway track in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh. Footage of the incident shows the man jumping off the track less than a second before the train crosses the spot.
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Watch: How Woman Escaped Being Crushed Under Moving Train In Haryana
A woman escaped being run over by a train yesterday simply by lying low on the track as the carriages passed above her. The incident took place in Rohtak district of Haryana and was witnessed by scores and captured on camera.
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Railways Registers Best Ever Safety Record In 2019-20
The Indian Railways recorded its best-ever safety performance during the past year with zero passenger deaths due to rail accidents.
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Maharashtra Man, In UP To Attend Kumbh, Dies After Being Hit By Train
A man was killed was killed at a railway station in Uttar Pradesh's Bharwari after being hit by a train when he was trying to cross the railway tracks, police said on Wednesday.
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Deaths, Injuries From Accidents Fall By 84% In Last One Year: Railways
Deaths and injuries from train collisions or derailment in India have fallen by more than 84 per cent, a senior railway ministry official said today.
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17 Dead In Separate Railway Accidents In Mumbai
Seventeen persons were killed Thursday in separate mishaps on the suburban network of Western and Central Railways, the railway police said.
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Man Lay On Rail Track In Mumbai. Dramatic Rescue Recorded On CCTV
The man, identified as Narendra Damaji Kotekar, told the security officer that he wanted to end his life as he was fed up with family issues.
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Concrete Blocks Placed On Railway Tracks; Accident Averted
A possible rail accident was averted after the driver of a goods train alerted railway officials about concrete blocks being placed on the tracks near Kandari village in the district, police said today.
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Railway Mishaps On Decline After Safety Measures, According To Data
There has been a slight decline in the number of train accidents after implementation of a series of safety measures, including use of modern technology, according to Railway Ministry data.
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Kanpur Train Accident: Woman Rescued, 2 Boys Found Near Dead Mother
A woman and two children were among those pulled out hours after the Indore-Patna Express train accident in which 14 coaches rolled off the tracks near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning. The woman, placed on a stretcher, was given emergency medical treatment as one of the rescue personnel gave her water while caressing her forehead.
