The overbridge at Daltonganj Railway Station was damaged on Tuesday. A heavy vehicle used for ferrying coal hit the bridge. Taking prompt action, railway authorities shut down the rail traffic over the bridge. later, East Central Railway Traffic Inspector AK Sinha said traffic on both the up and down line was stopped for 30 minutes during which engineers and railway officials repaired the damage.
Sources maintained the Up line was most vulnerable as the heavy vehicle hit the over bridge on the Up railway line side. A railway officer quoted the driver of the vehicle as careless. He said the driver should have avoided passing through the overbridge due to its low height. The Daltonganj Police have seized the vehicle. The driver fled from the site. Policemen had to deploy their own driver for taking the vehicle. Sources said the vehicle was used on contract with a private coal operator here in Palamau and was going to the coal mine from Daltonganj.