UP: Freight train derails after bulls come on tracks

Budaun (UP), Jan 17 (PTI) A freight train travelling from Budaun to Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh derailed near the Bitroi railway station here after two bulls suddenly came on the tracks, officials said on Saturday.

The incident occurred on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, severely disrupting train operations on the Bareilly-Budaun-Kasganj line.

Senior Station Master of Budaun Afsar Hussain said the train hit the bulls, and their carcass got stuck on the wheels, causing the first carriage after the engine to derail.

Rail traffic was disrupted for several hours as the repair work was impacted by dense fog, he said.

Train traffic on the route has been restored and all trains are running smoothly, the senior station master added. PTI COR NAV NSD NSD