Mathura News: A train accident took place at Mathura Junction in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday night. Shakurbasti-Mathura EMU train reached platform number two here and suddenly due to increase in speed, it climbed onto the platform. This caused a stampede there. A child came under the train. Although he is safe. How the train suddenly left the track and came to the platform is being investigated.
The EMU train coming from Shakurbasti stopped at platform number two on Tuesday to deboard the passengers. After this suddenly she started walking fast again. Breaking the platform, she climbed up. At the time of the accident, five-six people were standing near the platform. It was fortunate that he saw the train moving and ran away from it, which saved his life.
A pole of OHE line came in front of the train. She stopped after hitting it. Meanwhile, an eight year old child came under the train. It was fortunate that he was not injured and ran away from the spot. Railway officers and RPF team are searching for him. Nearby Girraj Singh, resident of Umraya, was standing with an umbrella waiting for his train, he suffered minor injuries.
Train movement on the Mathura-Delhi railway line was affected due to the incident. Many trains including Malwa Superfast, Amritsar-Bandra Terminus have been stopped towards Delhi. Officials are taking stock of the situation. Station director SK Srivastava, RPF in-charge Awadhesh Kumar Goswami and other officers reached the spot and conducted investigation.
Mathura Railway Station Director SK Srivastava said that the train had come from Shakurbasti. The train stopped at the junction, after which all the passengers got off the train. But, how the train suddenly left the track and climbed onto the platform is being investigated. Due to this the platform and the shed above have been damaged. Some vehicles have also been affected. It is fortunate that there was no one on the train at the time of this accident, otherwise this could have been a major accident. There has been no loss of life or property in this. At present, some trains on the up line have been affected due to the accident.