Buffaloes Disrupt Hooghly Rail Service: 5 Dead, Passengers Stranded on Bandel-Katwa Section

• Rail service on the Katwa-Bandel section was disrupted Tuesday night after an inspection car collided with five buffaloes near Bansberia.
• The incident occurred around 7:50 PM at a GT Road level crossing, resulting in the death of all five buffaloes.
• The inspection car's driver couldn't see the dark-colored buffaloes on the tracks, and despite emergency braking, the collision was unavoidable due to the train's speed (55-60 km/h).
• The collision caused significant passenger suffering and prolonged disruption, with railway workers eventually removing the carcasses.
• Passengers expressed anger over unattended buffaloes, whose owners remain unknown and are feared to avoid coming forward.

Why It Matters: Five buffaloes died, disrupting rail service and stranding passengers on the Katwa-Bandel section.