Loco Pilot’s Last Trip Ends In Deadly Collision
India: Gangeswar Mal, an NTPC loco pilot killed in a head-on collision between two goods trains in Jharkhand’s Sahebganj district, was on his final trip before retirement on April 1. His family, awaiting a retirement dinner together, is now left in mourning.
Mal’s family members who live in his Jiaganj residence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, said he had promised to join them for dinner upon his return.
His daughter said that April 1 was his last working day, after which he had planned to spend quality time with his wife, son, and daughter.
“We have heard baba (father) was waiting at a signal point while returning when another goods train engine from the opposite side hit his loco head-on,” she said.
The accident, which occurred around 3 am near Bhognadih in Barhait police station area on Tuesday, also resulted in the death of another loco pilot and injuries to four others. The goods trains, operated by NTPC, were transporting coal to the corporation’s thermal power plant in Farakka.
