Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Dumper Falls on Tracks, Injures Driver
A big truck called a dumper, which was carrying plywood, fell from a bridge onto the railway tracks near Burhwal junction.
This happened on Wednesday night and the driver of the dumper was seriously hurt.
The fall also broke some electric wires on the tracks, which made a train called the Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express stop suddenly.
The train passengers were not hurt, but the dumper driver was taken to the hospital.
The police and railway officials came to help after the accident.
A loaded dumper fell from an overbridge onto railway tracks near Burhwal junction.
The dumper driver was seriously injured and hospitalized in critical condition.
The impact snapped overhead electric wires, causing the Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express to halt abruptly.
No train passengers were injured, but the incident disrupted train movement in the area.
Railway officials and local police responded to the scene after receiving the alert.
- Who
- Driver of the dumper and passengers of the Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express
- What
- Dumper fell onto railway tracks
- When
- Wednesday night
- Where
- Burhwal junction
- Why
- The dumper broke through the railing of an overbridge
- Location
- Burhwal junction
- Time of Incident
- Wednesday night
- Vehicle Involved
- Loaded dumper
- Injuries
- Driver seriously injured
- Train Affected
- Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express
- Damage
- Overhead electric wires snapped
