Train mishap in Nilagiri averted by vigilant locals

Nilagiri: A major mishap was averted today when locals halted the Bangiriposi-Bhubaneswar Express midway after noticing a crack on the railway track near Nilagiri Road station in Balasore district on which the train was running towards Bhubaneswar.

The halted Bangiriposi-Bhubaneswar Express left towards its destination after the railway track repair was undertaken.

All the passengers of the express train are safe, said reports.

Some persons with ill intentions are suspected to have created the fissure in the railway track.