Train services in Sealdah north section were hit for 90 minutes when a truck rammed into the level-crossing gate near Kalyani station in Nadia on Tuesday.

An eyewitness said the truck speeding on NH12 connector in Kalyani hit the drop gates at 9.24am. The drop gate got damaged and overhead electric cable pole took a hit. As cables snapped, train services were suspended for almost an hour.

A tower van was later pressed into action to repair the gate and the route was cleared for movement of vehicles around 11.05am.

However, it took about two hours for train services to resume on stretches including Sealdah-Lalgola, Sealdah-Ranaghat, Sealdah-Gede, and Sealdah-Santipur, a spokesperson for the Eastern Railway said.

Police have started a case against the errant truck driver, who drove away the vehicle that remained untraced till evening.