In a tragic incident, a railway employee was crushed to death during a shunting operation at the Barauni Junction in Bihar’s Begusarai district.
The deceased was identified as Amar Kumar Raut (25), a resident of Samastipur district.
The incident took place on Saturday morning when Raut was decoupling the engine of Lucknow Junction-Barauni Express (Train No: 15204) at platform number 5 at Barauni Junction, when the train driver suddenly reversed the engine, trapping the railway worker between the buffers, resulting his death on the spot.
A buffer is a shock-absorbing device on both ends of a train’s engine and coach, designed to reduce the impact of collisions between bogies.
A horrifying video showing Raut’s body trapped between the buffers has gone viral on social media platforms.
Negligence by Indian Railways claims another life!
Tragedy struck at Barauni Junction, Bihar, when Amar Kumar Rao, a railway employee, died on duty due to unsafe practices. While working on platform 5 during the arrival of the Lucknow-Barauni Express (#15204), he was crushed… pic.twitter.com/ycJTXQbqYE
