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The Railway Protection Force (RPF) connected Monday (June 15) registered a lawsuit against a level crossing gatekeeper aft a large railway mishap was narrowly averted adjacent Chirakkal successful Kannur connected Sunday evening. The lawsuit was registered against Rajesh, 58, who was allegedly nether the power of intoxicant portion connected duty.
The incidental occurred astir 4 p.m. astatine the Arppamthodu railway gross adjacent Chirakkal railway station. The level crossing gross remained unfastened adjacent arsenic the Mangaluru-Chennai Superfast Mail approached.
Residents who noticed the approaching bid intervened and stopped vehicles from some sides of the crossing. Their timely action, on with the effect of the loco pilot, helped avert a large tragedy.
Following alerts from residents, unit from the RPF and the Valapattanam constabulary reached the spot and launched an probe into the incident.
