Truck Smashes Hooghly Railway Gate, Flees; Hundreds of Vehicles Stuck for Hours

• A truck smashed a railway gate on GT Road in Ishwarbagh, Hooghly, near Bandel station, and fled the scene.
• The incident occurred around 10:30 PM when the truck attempted to rush across the closing gate for an approaching train.
• The damaged gate caused a massive traffic jam on GT Road, trapping hundreds of vehicles, including lorries and four-wheelers.
• Railway officials and Bandel RPF were informed, and workers arrived an hour later to begin repairs.
• After approximately 1.5 hours, the broken gate was removed, clearing the traffic jam and normalizing traffic flow.