On Saturday morning, the Bagh Express train travelling from Howrah to Kathgodam narrowly escaped a derailment on the Samastipur-Muzaffarpur railway line. A 14-year-old boy, Md. Shahbaz, noticed a broken track while walking home near Bhola Talkies. He quickly waved a saffron scarf to alert the approaching train, prompting the driver...
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to apply the emergency brakes. Three coaches of the train had already crossed the broken track before it stopped. The driver, Vidya Sagar, and guard Arun Kumar Dubey inspected the damage and informed the railway department. A maintenance crew arrived and temporarily repaired the track. The Bagh Express, after a 45-minute delay, proceeded on its journey. The track was permanently repaired later.