Ex-railman averts train accident

JODHPUR: A retired railway employee saved lives of more than 1,000 passengers of Ranakpur Express, travelling between Bandra and Bikaner, by alerting the driver to a fracture in the railway track near Rajasthan's Rajkiawas station.

On Monday, Ranakpur Express (Train no. 4708) crossed Marwar junction and was heading towards Pali around 8.30am. When it was close to Rajkiawas station, the driver saw an old man rushing towards the train waving a saffron cloth. The driver immediately stopped the train.

While on his way to the farm, Tulsi Ram, a septuagenerian, had spotted a fracture on the track and was frantically waving at the driver to stop the train. "I knew the Ranakpur Express was about to cross the way. If the train crossed that stretch, there would have been accident causing loss of lives and property. So, I ran to stop the train," Tulsi Ram said.

The passengers gave cash reward to Tulsi Ram for averting an accident. However, the railways is yet to acknowledge its former employee's effort.

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