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An electrical locomotive crashed to the crushed aft a crane snapped portion lifting it astatine the Electric Loco Shed adjacent Erode Junction railway presumption present connected Friday (May 15, 2026).
According to sources, repair and attraction works for electrical locomotives are regularly carried retired astatine the shed. A damaged locomotive was being shifted to a repair ramp utilizing a crane erstwhile the mishap occurred.
Unable to carnivore the load of the astir 80-tonne engine, the crane reportedly collapsed, causing the engine, which was suspended astatine a tallness of astir 50 feet, to autumn to the crushed and endure damage.
Railway workers alleged that inadequate periodic attraction of cranes and machinery astatine the store led to the accident. They besides urged the authorities to initiate enactment against officials liable for the alleged information lapses astatine the loco shed.
