The passengers of high profile down Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express on Sunday had a providential escape when lightning hit the train. Though the passengers were safe, the lightning caused other technical consequences.
The train had just passed the Jajpur station in Odisha when it was hit by lightning, passengers said, adding that when the lighting hit, the train was crossing the Baitirani River.
The immediate impact of the lighting caused the train’s electric system to go off, sources said. “Suddenly there was a loud noise and the train stopped with bang and then the lights and air-conditionerstopped functioning,” one of the passengers said,
