Banda (UP), May 30 (PTI) An on-duty loco pilot of a goods train had to be hospitalised on Thursday after his health deteriorated due to heat stroke, doctors said.

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"Loco pilot Vinod Kumar was admitted to the emergency ward of the hospital after he complained of vomiting," Dr Vishnu, a doctor at Mahoba district hospital said.

The doctor said Kumar was taking a goods train from Jhansi to Banda but his health deteriorated when the train reached Kulpahad railway station in the Mahoba area.

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"His assistant Gagan Saini informed the rail staff and brought the loco pilot to the hospital," the doctor said, adding that Kumar suffered from a heat stroke and his condition is stable now.

Railways officials could not be reached for a comment on the matter.

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