Runaway Indian train travels 70km without driver
An investigation has been ordered following a freight train travelling more than 70km without drivers.
No one was hurt and the train was eventually brought to a halt.
Videos shared online show the train speeding past several stations at high speed.
Reports say the train ran without a driver from Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir to Hoshiarpur district in Punjab on Sunday.
The train was on its way to Punjab from Jammu when it stopped in Kathua for a crew change. Officials say it began moving down a slope on the railway tracks after the train driver and his assistant got off.
The train crossed about five stations before it was stopped. The 53-wagon train, carrying stone chips, was on its way to Punjab.
“The train was stopped after a railway official placed wood blocks on the tracks to stop the train,” officials told PTI.
The wooden blocks helped reduce the speed of the train.
Officials told PTI they are trying to identify the exact reason for the train’s movement after it stopped at Kathua to avoid such incidents in the future.