Vande Bharat Express hits cattle again, collisions are unavoidable says Railway Minister
The Hindu
An FIR was lodged against owners of buffaloes in Gujarat that were hit by the Vande Bharat express
The Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express hit a cow near Anand station in Gujarat on Friday, resulting in minor damage to the train’s nose panel, an official said.
A day before, the newly-launched semi-high speed train had hit four buffaloes and its nose cone had to be replaced.
The railway official said the train did not sustain major damage in the latest incident except a small dent on the nose cone panel.
The incident on Friday took place at 3.48 p.m. near Anand, about 432 km from Mumbai.
“The train’s front portion has suffered a small dent,” confirmed Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of Western Railway, adding that all the passengers were safe.
Collision with cattle on the tracks is unavoidable and this has been kept in mind while designing the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat train, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Friday.
A day before, four buffaloes were killed after being hit by the Gandhinagar Capital-Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express near Vatva in Ahmedabad. The train’s cone nose was damaged and replaced later.
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