On Sunday morning, an empty cylinder was found near Premnagar Railway Station on the Prayagraj-Kanpur rail section of the Delhi-Howrah route. The driver of a goods train passing through the area noticed the cylinder and immediately informed the control room, preventing a major accident. The 5-liter empty cylinder was removed from...
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the track by security forces. The train driver, Dev Anand Gupta, and the assistant loco pilot, C.B. Singh, saw the cylinder on the rail track while their train, JTTN, was approaching the Premnagar station on a loop line. They applied emergency brakes and informed the control room. The railway administration responded quickly, sending teams from various departments including the railway IOW and the railway protection force, to the scene. An investigation is underway to determine who placed the cylinder on the track. Prayagraj Divisional PRO Amit Kumar Singh stated that the driver's quick thinking averted a major accident.