In a shocking incident, the newly-introduced Vande Bharat express train met with an accident this morning, October 6, and suffered damages after cattle hit case.
The incident occurred between Vatva and Maninagar stations in Gujarat. The train which runs between Mumbai Central and Gandhinagar was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 30.
According to the railway officials, the incident happened between 11.18 am to 11.27 am when a herd of buffaloes came on the railway line at around 11.15am b/w Vatva station to Maninagar. The accident damaged the front part of the engine, said Western Railway Sr PRO, JK Jayant while talking to reporters, adding that no train services have been impacted.
Moreover, if reports are to be believed, three to four buffaloes were also killed in the accident, the railway added.
(This is a developing story. More details awaited.)
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