Mumbai bound express train hits bulldozer near Varanasi, engine damaged

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Chaos ensued after an express train, en route to Mumbai, collided with a bulldozer near Varanasi on Saturday..

The incident occurred near the Neembur village in the Chandauli district, affecting train movement on the Varanasi railway route...

According to officials, the Varanasi-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express (Train No. 12168) collided with a bulldozer which was trying to cross the railway tracks near Varanasi Division's Vyasnagar station...

After the repair of the damaged railway track, train operations on the route are gradually resuming, officials said...

When I looked outside, I saw villagers from both sides of the train stopping it," a passenger of the train said.. "Upon getting off, I realised that a large bulldozer, which had crossed the railway line unauthorised, was stuck near the train..