<p>The driver of Mumbai-Secunderabad Devgiri Express applied emergency brakes after spotting a drum, which was later found to be filled with stones, on the railway track in Maharashtra’s Jalna district in the early hours of Friday, an official said.</p>.<p>The train was between Satona and Osmanpur stations in Partur tehsil when the incident took place around 4 am, he said. The stretch falls in the Nanded division of the South Central Railway (SCR).</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/railways-probe-report-flags-human-error-behind-odisha-train-mishap-reveals-reporting-past-red-flags-couldve-averted-tragedy-1233542.html" target="_blank">Railways' probe report flags 'human error' behind Odisha train mishap, reveals reporting past red flags could've averted tragedy</a></strong></p>.<p>The loco pilot used the emergency brakes to bring the train to a halt. After being informed about a drum in the middle of the track, personnel from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) reached the spot, said Rajesh Shinde, public relations officer for SCR’s Nanded division.</p>.<p>The drum was found to be filled with stones, the official said. The obstruction was cleared and the train was allowed to travel further, he said.</p>.<p>The railway police have registered a case, and no arrests have been made yet, he said.</p>.<p>The incident comes nearly a month after three trains collided in Odisha's Balasore district, claiming more than 280 lives and injuring over 1,000 people.</p>
<p>The driver of Mumbai-Secunderabad Devgiri Express applied emergency brakes after spotting a drum, which was later found to be filled with stones, on the railway track in Maharashtra’s Jalna district in the early hours of Friday, an official said.</p>.<p>The train was between Satona and Osmanpur stations in Partur tehsil when the incident took place around 4 am, he said. The stretch falls in the Nanded division of the South Central Railway (SCR).</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/railways-probe-report-flags-human-error-behind-odisha-train-mishap-reveals-reporting-past-red-flags-couldve-averted-tragedy-1233542.html" target="_blank">Railways' probe report flags 'human error' behind Odisha train mishap, reveals reporting past red flags could've averted tragedy</a></strong></p>.<p>The loco pilot used the emergency brakes to bring the train to a halt. After being informed about a drum in the middle of the track, personnel from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) reached the spot, said Rajesh Shinde, public relations officer for SCR’s Nanded division.</p>.<p>The drum was found to be filled with stones, the official said. The obstruction was cleared and the train was allowed to travel further, he said.</p>.<p>The railway police have registered a case, and no arrests have been made yet, he said.</p>.<p>The incident comes nearly a month after three trains collided in Odisha's Balasore district, claiming more than 280 lives and injuring over 1,000 people.</p>