Mumbai: An accident was averted early on Monday when a motorman observed an electric pole that had fallen on the tracks near Kings Circle after being uprooted in an accident. According to sources, a truck had smashed into the electrical pole next to the track, causing it to fall over.
According to sources the train was travelling from Bandra to CST at 4.20 am on Monday, when the motorman S.H. Adke spotted the electric pole and informed the Railway Police Force (RPF).
Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel then picked up the pole. An official said, “It was not a case of sabotage but negligence. But yes, one never knows what would have happened if the train would have gone over the rods.”
Sources also said that a driver, Surendra Rajan Kumar, who was driving the truck has been detained.
“The driver seemed to not have realised that this had happened, the spot is close to Eastern Freeway and seemed to be using it when the incident occurred.”
Central Railway senior divisional security commissioner, Sachin Bhalode, confirmed the incident.
