Railway employee, caught between engine and coach, crushed to death in Bihar

A 25-year-old railway employee was caught in between the buffer of the engine and a coach during a shunting operation and crushed to death in Bihar's Barauni Junction station on Saturday, news agency PTI reported.

The deceased was caught in between the buffer of the engine and a coach during a shunting operation. (@SupriyaShrinate/X)

A buffer is a shock-absorbing device on both ends of a train’s engine and coach, designed to reduce the impact of collisions between bogies.