Sealdah: A major accident was averted after there was grazing collision between a derailed local train another local train in the Sealdah section on Wednesday noon. The alertness of the locopilot played a key role in averting a tragedy. Movement of trains has been temporarily stopped on both up and down lines but no train has been cancelled so far.
Eklavya Chakraborty, Chief Public Relations Officer, Eastern Railway said, "The matter is being looked into. An inquiry committee has been constituted for this. They have been asked to submit a report at the earliest." The Ranaghat local's engine room was damaged due to the derailment. Efforts are underway to resume the halted trains as soon as possible.