Two Indian train drivers are being appreciated for saving an elephant from being hit by it.
In a viral video, posted by North Frontier Police official, sees the train slowing down before approaching the animal. It later went into the bushes.
While working 03150Dn KanchanKanya Exp spl at 17.45 hrs today, Alert LP Sri D.Dorai & ALP Sri P. Kumar noticed One Tusker adjacent to track at KM 72/1 between Nagrakata-Chalsa & applied Emergency brake to control the train & save it. @RailNf@RailMinIndia @wti_org_india pic.twitter.com/TVyXt8HY9H
— DRM APDJ (@drm_apdj) August 25, 2021
The incident took place Nagrakata-Chalsa in Jalpaiguri district of North Bengal.
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The video has at 15,100 views and counting with at least 103 retweets and 619 likes.
Twitter reactions:
U deserve this pic.twitter.com/WcxP7ubfnL
— MasalaRepublic (@RepublicMasala) August 25, 2021
Wow great
🙏🙏Railway ka Chhota mota job milega ji 🙏
Ek kaam ke khoj haiIt’s my request sir
I don’t want to disturb you— Tapas Kumar Mura (@Muratapas) August 25, 2021
Great to know about it 👍
— AMI SOMENATH BOLCHI (@Somenat67698123) August 25, 2021
That’s a commendable job. Thanks a lot. I am from Alipurduar so I still remember the accident where many elephants died. Actually, it was happing quite often then. But now the situation has completely changed. Great Job Sir 🙏
— Amar Bahadur Chhetri (@AamarBChhetri) August 25, 2021
Excellent & many wishes to the entire team especially pilot who took the immediate response 🎉🎉🎉
— Soundhiriyan P V (@soundhiriyan_pv) August 26, 2021
Thumbs up for your responsibility.👍🏿….it’s our job also to protect environment.
— subrata bose (@SSubratabose5) August 26, 2021
