Tezgam Hits Truck At Tando Adam Level Crossing.

DADU -- Rail traffic on upcountry route was disrupted for many hours after a truck was hit by Punjab-bound Tezgam Express on tracks at Tando Adam level crossing.

It was learnt that the truck driver tried to drive through the tracks while the speeding train had approached very close to the Khudadad level crossing. Realising that a collision was unavoidable, he jumped out of the truck to save his own life leaving his vehicle on the track.

The train hit the truck completely destroying it. The front shield of the locomotive and first boggy of the train were slightly damaged. Soon after the accident, rail traffic on the tracks was suspended.

Station Master Abdullah...

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