The Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express was running at a speed of 130 kmph when the driver applied the emergency brake to stop the train after the overhead electric wire fell on it
Dhanbad: Two passengers died on Saturday following a sudden jolt after a Delhi-bound train stopped as an overhead electric wire snapped in Jharkhand’s Koderma district, East Central Railway.
'As electric supply stopped all of a sudden, emergency brake was applied to stop the train, and two persons died due to jerk,' Senior Divisional Commerce Manager of Dhanbad Railway Division Ameresh Kumar said
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Two passengers died on Saturday following a sudden jolt after a Delhi-bound train stopped as an overhead electric wire snapped in Jharkhand's Koderma district, East Central Railway officials said. India News | J'khand: Two Die as Train Stops Suddenly After Overhead Electric Wire Snaps.