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Two train drivers injured in separate stone-throwing incidents near Tuni and Samalkot
Two train drivers were injured in separate stone-throwing incidents near Tuni and Samalkot on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
One incident involved the Mahabubnagar–Visakhapatnam Express near Tuni railway station at about 4:50 a.m.
A stone broke the train’s windscreen and hit driver Bhima Sur.
In the other incident, stones were thrown at a goods train near Samalkot at about 1:30 a.m., injuring driver K.G. Eshwar Rao in the head.
Railway officials gave both drivers first aid, and the injuries were described as minor.
The person suspected in the Samalkot incident was reportedly taken into custody.
Two train drivers suffered minor injuries in separate stone-throwing incidents near Tuni and Samalkot on October 11, 2026.
A stone broke the windscreen of the Mahabubnagar-Visakhapatnam Express near Tuni and hit driver Bhima Sur.
Driver K.G. Eshwar Rao suffered a head injury when stones were thrown at a goods train near Samalkot.
The incidents were reported at about 4.50 a.m. near Tuni and 1.30 a.m. near Samalkot.
Railway officers gave first aid, and a suspect in the Samalkot incident was reportedly taken into custody.
- Who
- Two train drivers, Bhima Sur and K.G. Eshwar Rao, were injured; the people who threw the stones were unidentified.
- What
- Stones were thrown at two trains, injuring both drivers.
- When
- October 11, 2026, at about 1.30 a.m. near Samalkot and 4.50 a.m. near Tuni.
- Where
- Near Tuni railway station and near Samalkot, in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- Not stated
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Stones were thrown at a goods train near Samalkot, injuring driver K.G. Eshwar Rao.
A stone broke the windscreen of the Mahabubnagar-Visakhapatnam Express near Tuni and hit driver Bhima Sur.
Railway officers gave the injured drivers first aid, and the suspect in the Samalkot incident was reportedly taken into custody.
- Injured drivers
- Bhima Sur and K.G. Eshwar Rao
- Tuni train
- Mahabubnagar-Visakhapatnam Express
- Samalkot train
- Goods train
- Tuni incident time
- About 4.50 a.m. on October 11, 2026
- Samalkot incident time
- About 1.30 a.m. on October 11, 2026
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