In India, a runaway train transporting as many as 1,000 passengers rolled for miles before eventually being brought to an emergency stop Saturday.
While no injuries were reported, seven railway employees have since been suspended, CNN noted.
The incident took place while workers in eastern India were attaching a new engine to the passenger carriages.
Rail staff allegedly failed to apply the skid brakes, which resulted in the 22 passenger carriages rolling backward for seven miles before coming to a halt at the next station.
Staff were able to bring the out-of-control train to a halt only when it eventually began to lose speed, by laying wooden blocks on the tracks while operators applied the emergency handbrake.
East Coast Railway has launched an investigation into the incident and announced a safety drive to equip staff with the training and knowledge on how to respond to similar emergency situations.
ECoR General Manager Umesh Singh said appropriate measures would be taken.
"Strictest action will be initiated against any negligent act endangering safety of trains," he said, according to The Economic Times.
"Safety is non-negotiable and cannot be compromised. Strict action will be taken against any railway employee found guilty."
Railway ministry spokesman JP Mishra said that a disaster was narrowly avoided by the staff, who were quick to respond.
"Something ghastly could have happened and it was averted by alert staff," he said, according to Sky News. "Safety cannot be compromised. More heads are likely to roll. Everybody in the railways ministry is aghast and shocked."
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