Thiruvananthapuram: An autorickshaw that got stuck on the railway track at Akathumuri station was hit and dragged along by a Vande Bharat train (No. 20633) en route from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday, around 10.30 pm. The driver escaped unhurt.

According to Varkala Fire and Rescue officials, the autorickshaw driver had entered the track from a road adjacent to the railway line, after which the vehicle got trapped. Despite attempts to move it, the driver was unsuccessful and stepped out of the vehicle before alerting officials.

The train was halted at the spot, and Fire and Rescue personnel later removed the autorickshaw from the track, allowing train services to resume. “We received the call around 10.35 pm and rushed to the spot. The autorickshaw was lodged in front of the train. A rope was tied around the vehicle and it was pulled off the track,” a Fire and Rescue personnel told Onmanorama. An official statement from the Railways is awaited.

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