NDTV, New Delhi, India 10/2/17:
Driver Faints, Falls Out Of Moving Train In West Bengal
The railways will examine the driver's health conditions and an inquiry has been ordered.
Kolkata: The driver of a local train fell so sick while at the wheel today that he fainted and fell right off the train. Fortunately for passengers, the train automatically came to a halt as the driver had taken his hand off the "dead man's switch" - the automatic switch that gets triggered if the operator becomes incapacitated.
The incident occurred near a station called Dainhat in West Bengal, about 130 km from Kolkata. The 'Up Katwa Local' was ferrying passengers from Howrah station to Katwa town in Burdwan district.
Around noon, eyewitnesses suddenly saw the driver fall off the train which came to a halt.
