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Three persons, including a travelling summons examiner (TTE), were injured aft a information of a level shed collapsed astatine Lucknow Junction Railway Station connected Friday (May 29, 2026), officials said.
The incidental occurred astir 8:15 a.m. connected level fig five.
According to railway officials, passengers were waiting connected the level erstwhile a ample conception of the shed collapsed and partially fell towards the railway track, triggering panic among commuters.
A information of a shed collapsed during redevelopment enactment astatine Charbagh railway station, successful Lucknow. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena
The injured were identified arsenic TTE Amit and passengers Akhilesh and Sahil. Personnel from the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP) and railway officials rushed to the spot and rescued the 3 aft removing the collapsed structure.
All 3 were admitted to a hospital. Officials said the TTE suffered superior injuries to his leg, portion 1 rider sustained injuries to the enarthrosis and different suffered injuries to the hand.
Railway authorities said an approaching bid was halted astatine the outer awesome pursuing the incidental and was allowed to participate the level lone aft the concern was brought nether control.
Sources said renovation and concourse operation enactment was underway astatine the presumption and portions of the level fig 5 shed had already been dismantled. The collapsed conception was besides slated for removal.
Preliminary findings suggested that rusting successful the robust structures on the edges of the shed and deficiency of attraction whitethorn person contributed to the collapse.
Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Northern Railway Sunil Kumar Verma visited the infirmary on with elder railway officials and enquired astir the information of the injured.
The DRM told reporters that an enquiry had been ordered into the incidental and strict enactment would beryllium taken against the bureau and railway unit recovered responsible.
A three-member committee headed by the main technologist has been constituted to analyse the incident. Preliminary enquiry has indicated imaginable negligence connected the portion of the contractor, officials said.
