Train Accident in Koderma Kills Two as Overhead Electric Wire Snaps
Train was en route to Delhi, emergency brake applied due to sudden loss of power
In the Koderma area of Jharkhand, an overhead electric wire broke, causing a train headed for Delhi to abruptly halt, killing two people, according to East Central Railway authorities.
According to reports, the Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express train's driver used the emergency brake to stop the train when an overhead electric wire fell on it around 12:05 p.m., close to Parsabad, between the Gomoh and Koderma railway stations.
"The emergency brake was applied to stop the train as the electric supply suddenly stopped, and two people died due to jerk," Dhanbad Railway Division's Senior Divisional Commerce Manager Ameresh Kumar said.
When the accident happened, the train was traveling at 130 kmph.
After being stopped for more than four hours due to an accident in the Koderma-Gomoh section, train activity on the grand chord line under the Dhanbad Railway Division of ECR has resumed, he added.
According to him, an electric engine drove the Purushottam Express to Delhi and a diesel engine transported it to Gomoh from the scene of the disaster.
Senior authorities and Dhanbad Railway Division Manager KK Sinha arrived at the location after receiving information.
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