Woman Referred to Higher Center After Track Accident in Garhwa
Key Points:
- 19-Year-Old Loses Both Hands in Garhwa Railway Track Mishap
- Ranchi-Chopan Train Strikes Reel-Making Youth Near Jobariya Village
- Injured Woman Referred to Higher Center After Sadar Hospital Care
GARHWA – A 19-year-old woman lost both her hands on Tuesday after a moving train struck her while she was filming a reel on a railway track in Jharkhand.
The victim has been identified as Purnima Kumari, daughter of Dheeraj Singh. She is a resident of Ashok Bihar Mohalla in Garhwa town.
Kumari was shooting the reel along with a group of friends. The spot lay near Jobariya village, under Garhwa police station limits.
According to those present, she did not notice the approaching train in time. The Ranchi-Chopan train struck her before she could step back from the track.
She suffered grievous injuries in the accident. Both her hands were severed, and several other parts of her body sustained serious wounds.
However, her friends acted quickly once the accident occurred. They rushed her to Garhwa Sadar Hospital without delay.
Doctors there administered primary treatment as soon as she arrived. Given the severity of her condition, physicians referred her to a higher center for advanced care.
Meanwhile, family members reached the hospital soon after learning of the mishap. Relatives remained distressed as they awaited further updates on her condition.
Besides Purnima’s case, Jharkhand has recorded other tragic accidents in recent months involving young people near transport routes. Railway officials in the state have periodically flagged concerns about track safety amid frequent movement of people near live lines.
On the same stretch of the eastern rail network, authorities have in the past ordered train cancellations and diversions for maintenance work. Separately, a similar train incident in Jamtara had earlier claimed multiple lives in the state.
In another part of Jharkhand, an unrelated mining tragedy in Dhanbad had also left several people injured this year. Local hospitals across the state continue to handle a stream of accident-related emergency cases.
