Miraculous escape for passengers at Allahabad junction

ALLAHABAD: Hundreds of passengers of two trains had some anxious moments on Thursday as their coaches scraped each other near Allahabad junction.

No injury or major damage was reported since both trains were moving at very low speeds.

The driver of Chauri-Chaura Express, which brushed past Bareilly-Mughalsarai passenger train, was suspended on charge of negligence since he overlooked a red signal given to him on account of narrow gap between the two tracks at the Allahabad junction, Chief PRO of North Central Railway, Bagish Pandey, said.

While Chauri-Chaura Express was coming from Gorakhpur, the other train was coming from Mughalsarai. Both trains resumed their onward journey after railway authorities ruled out any substantial damage to coaches and engines.