Crane's hook hits front portion of train at Naigaon station, motorman hurt

The motorman of a suburban train suffered a minor head injury after the metal hook at the tip of a cranes arm dashed the locals front portion at Naigaon station in Palghar district in the wee hours of Saturday an official saidThe incident occurred around 1255 am on platform number one at Naigaon station when the last Virarbound local from Mumbai was arriving there Sumit Thakur chief spokesperson of the Western Railway told PTIDuring the intervening night of Friday and Saturday a block was planned at Naigaon stations platform number one for erection of lift steel columns The crane was being positioned parallel to the track for that work But suddenly there was heavy stone pelting by transgenders due to which the crane driver suffered an injury on his right thumb he saidAt that time a Virarbound local train was entering the station But since the crane driver had suffered an injury on his hand he found it difficult to operate and control the machine and its hook hit the glass frame of the local train There was a slight bend in the frame due to it he addedAlso Read Mumbai metro lines 2A and 7 record over 10 lakh passengers in a weekThe motorman received a minor injury and was administered firstaid Subsequently the train was emptied and taken to Virar car shed the official saidIt was a very unfortunate incident The motorman sustained a minor injury but no major damage was caused to the local Train operation restored to normalcy and we are taking utmost precautions to ensure work site safety he addedMembers of the motorman community however expressed concern over their safetyA motorman said that it was a narrow escape for the passengers and crew of the local train as it could have led to a major accident if the train was not slow The incident also highlights how the works are undertaken bypassing the safety guidelines he saidWestern Railways suburban network is spread between Churchgate station in south Mumbai and Dahanu station in Palghar district It operates nearly 1385 suburban services on a daily basis and ferry more than 30 lakh commutersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever