LUCKNOW, June 14 -- A major rail accident was averted after the loco pilot of the Amritsar-Howrah Punjab Mail spotted a heavy iron frame placed on the tracks near the Dilkusha block in Cantonment area here and applied emergency brakes, railway officials said.

The incident occurred around 2 pm on Friday when the Punjab Mail (train number 13006) was passing through the section. The matter came to the fore after Cantonment police registered an FIR on Saturday.

According to Rajkishore Mishra, senior section engineer (track), the loco pilot noticed a large iron frame, weighing about 50 kg, lying on the railway track. Although the train's speed had been reduced, the locomotive struck the object, which got lodged underneath the engine.

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