A major accident was averted on Wednesday afternoon in Uttarakhand after the Purnagiri Janshatabdi Express started running in reverse direction on the railway tracks for a few kilometres. No one was injured in the incident.

#WATCH | Purnagiri Jansatabdi train runs backwards due to cattle run over b/w Khatima-Tanakpur section in Uttarakhand. Incident happened earlier today.

There was no derailment & passengers were transported to Tanakpur safely. Loco Pilot & Guard suspended: North Eastern Railway pic.twitter.com/808nBxgxsa