Bizarre! Woman drives car on Hyderabad railway track under ‘influence of alcohol’, multiple train services hit

Train services were disrupted on Thursday morning in the outskirts of Hyderabad after a woman drove a car on a railway track, PTI reported, citing police. The woman drove the car in Shankarpally for nearly eight kilometres.

As per the preliminary information, two goods trains and two passenger trains were disrupted for 20 minutes, the report citing people aware of the development.

The report further claimed that the woman tried to confront the police officials when they tried to stop the car. However, the police managed to stop her and sent her for medical tests, a police official told PTI.

The woman was previously working in a software company. A case will be registered by the railway police, the official said.

The windows of the car were severely damaged after the crash, while the police rescued the driver and took her into custody. It was later revealed that she was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a report by News18.

The police also recovered her driving licence and PAN card from the vehicle,” it added.

Train services disrupted in Maharashtra

Meanwhile, on June 20, train services on the Western Railway were disrupted after the Overhead Equipment (OHE) near Palghar station snapped, 100 km from Mumbai, reported PTI.

The OHE on the UP line towards Churchgate was repaired by 10:35 pm, over three and a half hours after the break, according to the Western Railway (WR) late at night. Measures were also taken to restore the OHE on the line towards Dahanu.

The incident took place around 6:55 pm, causing significant delays and cancellations on the Vasai Road-Dahanu Road section. Hundreds of passengers were stranded at multiple suburban stations.

The authorities cancelled seven suburban local trains, most of which were headed to Dahanu, while at least nine trains were halted at different stations due to an OHE problem on the Western Railway, along with eight goods trains.