An out-of-control Indian passenger train rolled backwards for 20 miles after the driver slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting a cow on the tracks. The 'mechanical failure' hit the service from New Delhi to Tanakpur, Uttarakhand state, after the driver slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting an animal on the tracks, the NDTV channel reported. An out-of-control Indian passenger train rolled backwards for 20 miles after the driver slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting a cow on the tracksFollowing the incident, the driver lost control of the train after the brakes failed due to a leakage in the pressure pipe - meaning they could not stop it manually. Reports said the out-of-control train reversed almost 20 miles and stopped just short of the town of Khatima, but the railways ministry did not immediately confirm the distance. In August 2017, six coaches of a passenger train derailed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing 23 people and injuring at least 81.

Source: Daily Mail March 18, 2021 15:03 UTC