On a recent Sunday morning, a remarkable incident occurred as a diesel locomotive-hauled freight train.
An unexpected journey of a freight train from Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir to a village in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, spanning more than 70 kilometers, all without its drivers aboard.
Fortunately, no casualties or property damage were reported during this unusual event.
This event unfolded between 7:25 am and 9 am.
Authorities have swiftly launched an inquiry to understand the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The freight train, comprising 53 wagons loaded with chip stones.
It was en route from Jammu to Punjab when the incident transpired.
Initially stationed at the Kathua railway station for a scheduled driver change, the train unexpectedly began to move down a slope gradient track along the Jammu-Jalandhar section.