Story highlights
- A major accident was narrowly avoided at a railway level crossing in Kerala's Kannur district.
- The locals were alerted and stopped the vehicles when the gate did not close while the Mangalore-Chennai Superfast Mail train was coming.
- This averted a major accident.
A major accident was narrowly avoided at a railway level crossing in Kerala’s Kannur district. The locals were alerted and stopped the vehicles when the gate did not close while the Mangalore-Chennai Superfast Mail train was coming. This averted a major accident. During the investigation conducted later, the officials found that the gatekeeper had consumed alcohol. The Railway Protection Force has registered a case against him. The incident has raised questions about the railway safety system. Officials said that strict action will be taken to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.
