Cheating Death.. Stupid Biker Saved by a Whisker from Speeding Poorva Express.!!
Scenes at the level crossing in India are surely deadly... the last minute rush always end up in some or the other mishap. Life is really cheap in India and there are countless of incidents which showcase how foolish the people become at the level crossing despite all the awareness campaigns done by the Ministry of Railways.
After witnessing one mishap last year at Chhata station when a stupid cyclist, in the last minute jiffy , gets stuck at the...
more... train tracks and leaves his cycle at the last moment in front of the speeding Mahakaushal Express and it was the alertness of the loco pilots which saved thousands of lives that evening when the LP applied the emergency brakes in the nick of time just as the crushed cycle gets stuck under the wheels of the Mahakaushal Express..!! I happened to witness another near death experience at the level crossing of Ajaibpur station. When i started my railfanning in 2012 at Ajaibpur the level crossing then used to be least congested one with very little traffic to offer... fast forward to 2018 and you can now see a huge rush at the level crossing. The untimely closure of the level crossing also results in many slowdowns at the hand of Rajdhani express as they are given late clearance. The rush is so huge that despite the closure of the the level crossing gates the bikers still penetrate through the sidings and try to cross the tracks despite the shouts from the gateman. Here also, just as the time for Poorva Express to roar past the Ajaibpur station drew near. I happened to see a swarm of motorcyclists trying their antics to reach the other end of the level crossing. Now as the congestion at the other end became huge two bikers happened to get stuck at the level crossing and to our horror the HWH WAP-7 led Poorva Express was now at the station outer... luckily the first one got to the safe spot but the other one, who was lost in his own world, still happened to be near the tracks proximity where the Poorva Express was going to hustle past at 130 km/hr speed. It was then me along with all the persons at the level crossing started to shout at him even the gateman was abusing from the other end.. we all did this just to ensure he reaches a safe zone but that guy seemed unfazed by our concerns.. Just as the Poorva Express entered the station premises that idiot guy ,thanks to other biker who told him about the approaching death, at the last minute pulled his bike to a safe spot and was saved by a whisker from the speeding Poorva Express which rattled past the level crossing at full 130 kmph speed. Even the Locopilots tried to warn him by blowing the horns from a far distance just to warn him about the incoming death. We were all glad that an accident was averted that evening because had he been a foot back he surely would have ended up with a date with Yamraaj. After the Poorva Express darted past us at full speed .. me along with the gateman and other people at the level crossing scolded him and gave our piece of mind. He later on apologized to all of us and was saying that with he had wearing his earplugs which had disconnected him from the world and he was not able to listen to the horn of the train and was not able hear our screams.
So guys there is a lesson to be learnt here.. don't risk your lives just to save few seconds. There is a saying "Better Late then Never" so my fellow viewers please stay safe, be patient and always follow the rules and regulations . Remember there is someone who is waiting for you at home.
