Police personnel also examined the area where a 5-liter empty gas cylinder was discovered on the tracks.
A goods train in Uttar Pradesh narrowly avoided disaster when the driver spotted a gas cylinder on the tracks near Prempur Station at 5:50 AM on Sunday (September 22), according to ANI. The train, which was en route from Kanpur to Prayagraj, activated its emergency brakes to come to a stop.
Railway officials, including the Inspector of Works and security teams, swiftly removed the cylinder from the tracks for examination. It was later determined that the 5-liter cylinder was empty. The Chief Public Relations Officer of North Central Railway announced that an investigation into the incident has been initiated.
“A goods train going from Kanpur towards Prayagraj was stopped using the emergency brakes after the driver spotted a gas cylinder lying on the tracks, at Prempur Station at 5:50 am today (September 22). Railway IOW (Inspector of work), security and other teams examined the cylinder and removed it from the tracks. Upon inspection, it was found that the 5-litre cylinder was empty. Directions have been given to investigate the matter,” said CPRO, North Central Railway.
Later in the day, police personnel also examined the area where a 5-liter empty gas cylinder was discovered on the tracks.
