Three-four buffaloes came on the way of Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat damaging the nose of the train and killing the buffaloes
The incident occurred between Vaitarna and Maninagar at around 11:18 am this morning and the newly launched Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express train suffered minor damages while the poor buffaloes were killed.
No passenger was injured in the incident that occurred between Gairatpur and Vatva stations around 11.15 am, they said. The incident took place between Vatva and Maninagar areas of Ahmedabad,” Western Railway spokesperson Jitendra Kumar Jayant said.
“The damaged portion was repaired and the train was sent to Gandhinagar station. The train departed for Mumbai from the Gandhinagar Capital station at its scheduled time. No passenger was injured in the incident,” he added.
Another railway spokesperson said the front portion of the engine was damaged, but no functional part of the train was harmed.
“Three-four buffaloes suddenly came on the way of Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat, damaging the nose made up of FRP (fibre-reinforced plastic). The train moved just after removing carcasses (within eight minutes) and reached Gandhinagar on time,” he said, adding that the railway authorities were trying to counsel villagers not to leave cattle near the track.
The semi-high-speed train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 30 from Gandhinagar Capital station. This is the third Vande Bharat express train in the country.
ANI reported, “Vande Bharat Express running b/w Mumbai Central to Gurajat’s Gandhinagar met with an accident after a herd of buffaloes came on the railway line at around 11.15am b/w Vatva station to Maninagar. The accident damaged the front part of the engine: Western Railway Sr PRO, JK Jayant”
Vande Bharat Express running b/w Mumbai Central to Gurajat's Gandhinagar met with an accident after a herd of buffaloes came on the railway line at around 11.15am b/w Vatva station to Maninagar. The accident damaged the front part of the engine: Western Railway Sr PRO, JK Jayant pic.twitter.com/OLOMgEv10G
— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2022
Congress supporters took a jibe at the crash and said, “The stream of development is progressing very fast under the rule of BJP and Modi!”
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