A speeding train collided with wooden logs kept on the tracks at Paharpur station in Bihar. Due to this, a log flew in the air and hit the head of a woman crossing the tracks. The woman was seriously injured in this collision.
A woman suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a flying wooden log at Paharpur railway station in Bihar’s Gaya district. The heart-wrenching video of this entire incident has gone viral on social media. According to reports, passengers allegedly illegally unloaded heavy wooden logs from a stationary passenger train and stacked them dangerously between the operational railway tracks.
Shortly afterwards, a high-speed express train passed by without stopping and collided with a pile of logs, sending a piece of wood flying into the air. The same log flying in the air hit the head of a woman crossing the tracks, seriously injuring her. People nearby immediately ran to help and took him to a nearby hospital. At present there is no information about his condition.
In the video now going viral, it is seen that the woman was crossing the tracks in a hurry and had almost reached the other side, when a log suddenly hit her due to the high speed train coming from the other direction.
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The clip drew mixed reactions, with many users blaming the woman for crossing the tracks, while others questioned the Railway Ministry as to why the wooden logs were placed between the railway lines.