Train tragedy averted in Karnataka, thanks to two boys who jumped to action

Train tragedy averted in Karnataka, thanks to two boys who jumped to action

Published : Jan 15, 2019, 02:46 PM ISTUpdated : Jan 15, 2019, 02:58 PM IST

 Two youngsters from Karnataka ran over 600 metres to save thousands of lives. All this to inform the locomotive pilot to avert a train tragedy.

 

Belagavi: Two boys ran over 600 metres towards a speeding train to alert the loco pilot and avert a rail tragedy in Karnataka. The incident took place near Khanapura around 26 km from Belagavi, Karnataka. It is reported that a tree had fallen on the railway track and the duo, Areef Riyas Syed and Toufiq Abdul, saw it and ran against time to alert the loco driver.