Railway worker crushed to death while decoupling engine and bogie in Bihar
A 35-year-old railway employee died after being trapped between the engine and one of the coaches of a train during the shunting operation at Barauni Junction in Bihar's Begusarai district.
The incident took place on Saturday when Amar Kumar Raut was decoupling the engine of Lucknow-Barauni Express (Train No: 15204) after its termination at the Barauni Junction.
During the decoupling process, the train driver unexpectedly reversed the engine, resulting in Amar getting trapped. The railway official died on the spot.
After being alerted by the passengers, the driver stopped the engine and fled the scene.
A video from the incident showed Amar trapped between the engine and the power car of the train when it was standing on platform no 5 of Barauni junction.
Upon being alerted about the incident, the senior officials of the Sonpur Railway Division reached the spot and ordered an inquiry into the incident.
"This is a very unfortunate incident which should not happen in the workplace. We immediately ordered an officer-level inquiry into the case. We have released the funeral allowance to the victim's family and compensation will be paid to Amar's family under the service rules," DRM Sonpur said.
"Action against the accused and corrective measures will be taken once the inquiry gets completed," the DRM added.
A meeting was also called by all the departments at Barauni Junction to ensure strict adherence to safety operations during the train operations, railway officials said.
