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3 killed, 34 injured as overhead water tank collapses at Burdwan station in WB
An overhead water reservoir collapsed on the platform shed and came crashing down on the passengers standing at the platform, said an official
At least three persons were killed and 34 others injured after an overhead water tank collapsed at the Burdwan station platform on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
An overhead water reservoir collapsed and came crashing down on the passengers standing on the platform, said an official.
“At about 12:08pm a portion of the sidewall of the water tank placed above platform numbers 2 and 3 broke and fell on the platform. Few persons got injured,” said a statement issued by the Eastern Railway.
Other passengers, railway officials and security personnel rushed to the spot and began rescuing the people stuck under the debris.
All trapped passengers were rescued and shifted to the Burdwan Medical College Hospital, said a senior police officer.
The injured were brought to the Burdwan Medical College Hospital, where three persons were declared dead upon arrival and 27 others were admitted, Dr Tapas Kumar Ghosh, hospital superintendent, told media persons.
Speaking to the media, Sumit Sarkar, assistant general manager of Eastern Railway, said that the railway authorities were coordinating with the hospital to shift some critical passengers to the railway hospital.
“Our full medical team led by the principal chief medical director have come to the spot to coordinate with the Burdwan hospital,” Sarkar said.
Meanwhile, train services had to be suspended for some time and a help booth with numbers 033-26402242 was opened at Howrah station.
Eyewitnesses told the media that they saw the iron water tank over platforms 2 and 3 come crashing down.
Suddenly there was an explosion sound and the water tank came crashing down,” a passenger, who was waiting on platform 1, told the media.
In January 2020, one person was killed and a few others were injured when a portion of the portico at the Burdwan railway station collapsed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in August this year launched a project to redevelop the Burdwan station in East Burdwan district under the Amrit Bharat station scheme.
