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On Thursday, a passenger train and a freight train nearly collided head-on in the Chakradharpur Railway Division of the South Eastern Railway. The incident occurred between the Sini and Veerbans railway stations. The driver of the passenger train, the Howrah Titlagarh Kantabaji Ispat Express (Train No. 22861), reacted swiftly by applying...
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the brakes after spotting the oncoming freight train, narrowly avoiding a major accident. The incident is believed to have been caused by a malfunction in the automatic signaling system. Passengers aboard the Ispat Express experienced panic when the train abruptly braked, which was traveling at 130 km/h. The train was en route from Tatanagar to Chakradharpur. Investigations are underway to determine the exact cause of the near-collision.