Siddesh (9) student of class IV of Government Higher Primary School averted railway accident on Sunday morning on the outskirts of Davanagere city. Boy who went to attend nature’s call near the railway tracks at around 6:30 a.m. heard a sound which was different from the usual one when a train passes. When he saw crack in the track, he not only alerted his father Manjunath about a crack but also flagged down an approaching train with his red T-shirt.
Siddesh said that he got worried when he saw crack in the track and rushed to tell his father about it. Initially, his father didn’t take it serious but when boy forced his father, he reached the spot. Before Manjunath and Siddesh reached there, some walkers and joggers had already assembled at the spot but couldn’t decide what to do.
When boy saw Hubli-Chitradurga Passenger train he stood on the track waving his red T-Shirt wrapped around stick and saved many lives by averting train accident due to the crack in the track.
Commenting on this incident Railway authority said track fractures happened due to the onset of summer and appreciate boy’s quick thinking in flagging down the train. Passengers on the train appreciated the boy’s courage and appealed to the district administration to recommend his name for the bravery award.