Two passengers died yesterday (November 12) following a sudden jolt after a Delhi-bound train stopped after an overhead electric wire snapped in Jharkhands Koderma district, said the East Central Railway officials.2 dead after train suddenly pulls break in JharkhandAccording to the officials, this accident occurred near Parsabad between Homoh and Koderma railway stations at 12:05 pm as the driver of Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express applied the emergency brake to stop the train after the overhead electric wire fell on it.Briefing about this incident, Senior Divisional Commence Manager of Dhanbad Railway Division Ameresh Kumar said, “As electric supply stopped all of a sudden, emergency brake was applied to stop the train, and two persons died due to jerk.”Reportedly, the train was running at a speed of 130 kmph when the accident occurred.Train movement resumedTrain movement on the grand chord line under the Dhanbad Railway Division of ECR resumed after over four hours of halt following the accident in the Koderma-Gomoh section, he said.The Purushottam Express was brought to Gomoh by a diesel engine from the accident spot and sent to Delhi by an electric engine, he added.Upon receiving the information, Dhanbad Railway Division Manager KK Sinha along with senior officials reached the incident spot.
