A speeding train hit an overturned dumper truck near Umargam Road railway station in Gujarat’s Valsad district on Saturday but no casualty or injury was reported.
According to Valsad railway official sources, number 12932 Ahmedabad-Mumbai doubledecker train was running on schedule and crossed the Valsad railway station around 10.00 am. A few minutes later, before reaching the Umargam Road railway station, its last bogie hit the overturned dumper that was unloading crushed stone aggregates (kapchi) on the new railway track meant for a dedicated freight corridor (DFC). The dumper got displaced to a safer area nearby, said sources.