Alert gateman prevents train mishap in Odisha

A doable mishap was averted on Saturday after an alert gateman at a stage crossing at VSS Nagar signalled an approaching superfast prepare to stop on seeing a herd of buffaloes crossing the tracks.

Bhubaneswar:A possible mishap was averted on Saturday after an alert gateman at a level crossing at VSS Nagar area here signalled an approaching superfast train to stop on seeing a herd of buffaloes crossing the tracks, a Railway official said.

The buffalo herd came in the way of Train Number 22805 Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar Superfast Express, prompting gateman A Tripathy to signal it to stop which was complied to by the loco pilot, he said.

The official said that the train was supposed to pass the spot through which the buffaloes were crossing before it was halted.

The gateman was appreciated for the timely action he had taken that averted an accident and also saved the lives of the bovines, he added.