Pic of woman preventing major train accident with two sticks and a saree in UP goes viral
India Today
According to several reports and social media posts, Omvati was crossing the rails when she spotted a gap in the tracks. A train was just minutes away.
Social media is abuzz with photos of a woman who allegedly averted a major rail accident in Uttar Pradesh. The woman, who was on her way to the fields, allegedly saved the lives of hundreds with her presence of mind and quick actions, if the viral posts are to be believed.
According to several reports and social media posts, Omvati was crossing the rails when she spotted a gap in the tracks. A train was just minutes away.
Sachin Kaushik, a UP cop, also shared the post on his Twitter account.
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In the post, Kaushik writes that instead of panicking or walking away, she took matters in her hands to alert the loco pilot. She put up two sticks on either side of the tracks and hung a red saree, a signal for the incoming train, it read.
Within minutes, the Etah-Tundla passenger train chugged in, packed with passengers. However, the driver spotted the make-shift stop sign and brought the train to a halt, averting a major accident.
It took officials 30 minutes to fix the track. Services resumed later, the post mentioned.
