Train hits truck at unmanned level-crossing

The Jammu Tawi-Hatia-Rourkela Express today hit a truck at an unmanned level-crossing in Ranchi district of Jharkhand injuring the train's assistant driver and the truck driver.

The assistant driver suffered injuries in his leg, Divisional Railway Manager Gajanan Malaya told PTI from the mishap site between Balsiring and Lodhma railway stations.

No train passenger suffered any injury, he said.

The truck driver has been admitted to hospital in a serious condition, he added.