A major rail tragedy was averted early Sunday morning after a 53-wagon goods train, which was halted at Kathua station, traveled a distance of around 80 km without a driver before it was stopped by the railway authorities near Mukerian in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab.
A video of the train, reportedly running without the driver, also went viral on various social media platforms prompting the railway authorities to order a high-level probe into the incident.
According to official sources at Kathua Railway station, the goods train was halted at the station for a routine crew change exercise around 7.20 a.m.
