Shajapur. On Friday, Goa Express hit a track maintenance trolley from behind near Jhonkar railway gate between Berchha and Maksi in Shujalpur area of Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh. Two railway workers died in the accident, while two employees were seriously injured and have been admitted to the hospital.
According to the information received from GRP, maintenance work was going on on the track on Friday near Jhonkar railway gate between Berchha and Maksi.
Two officers and four gangmen were present here. Meanwhile, train number 12780 Goa Express Hazrat Nizamuddin passed by and hit the maintenance trolley standing on the track.
In the accident, Bhagwan son of Lal Ji Ram, resident of Bardiyason died on the spot, while Dilip son of Babulal Jaiswal, resident of Bardiyason was seriously injured. His leg was amputated.
He also died during treatment. Both the railway employees were gangmen and were residents of the same village. Saddam Trackman and Satyaprakash Jain Officer (CPWID) have been admitted to the hospital in the accident. Satyaprakash Jain was feeling dizzy when brought to the hospital, however, he was not injured.
According to railway employee Ajay, the condition of Saddam and Satyaprakash Jain is out of danger. Vikram trackman and officer Manoj Verma were not injured. Both of them did not go to the hospital and went home.
Mukesh Kumar Pandey, Public Relations Officer of Ratlam Railway Division, said that train number 12780 Goa Express runs from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Vasco-Dagama via Bhopal. For the last 15 days, it was being run on the diverted route from Mathura to Bhopal.
There are two railway tracks close to each other at the spot. It is feared that the employees could not understand for this reason. Is the train coming on their track or on the adjacent track, due to which the accident occurred?
It is being investigated whether the employees present on the maintenance trolley were aware of the arrival of the train or not. Orders have been given to investigate the accident.