Train hits goods-carrying vehicle in unauthorised rail crossing in Assam

A train hit a goods-carrying vehicle at an unauthorised rail crossing in Assam’s Golaghat district on Monday, officials said.

Sabyasachi De, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway, told IANS: “The incident happened near Chungjan railway station at around 5.30 a.m. this morning. While the Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express was passing through this route, the goods-carrying vehicle suddenly came on the track through an unauthorised rail crossing.

“No casualty occurred due to the collision as the driver of the vehicle narrowly escapeed before the train hit it.”