A major rail accident was averted in Munger district of Bihar on Monday. A MeMU passenger train narrowly escaped a collision after a portion of the rail track near Maharna level crossing on the Kiul-Jamalpur railway line collapsed. Heavy rain had caused soil erosion near the under-construction LHS bridge, leading to...
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a 1.5 ft deep pit below the tracks on both up and down lines. A local shepherd spotted the damage and alerted the gateman. He then stopped the approaching train by waving his shawl, preventing a potential accident. The incident caused disruption in train services for about 50 minutes, impacting several trains including the Saptakranti, Vaishali Express, Garib Rath and others. The affected trains were either diverted or stopped at nearby stations like Dharhara and Kiul.