New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (NT): Northern Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Deepak Kumar on Saturday made certain that first round inquiring with the driver has been held. After questioning he is not being seen at fault, he added.
CPRO Kumar also said that to ascertain the cause of the accident, everyone involved is questioned and the driver has also been part of the preliminary investigation and he was driving the train at its regular speed. He added that Amritsar-Howrah Mail had passed the same spot two minutes before the accident occurred.
He also asserted that a loco pilot cannot suddenly apply break to a speeding train as it can put life of passengers on stake.
He also said that A loco pilot has the responsibility of all the passengers traveling in the train and He can’t deploy immediate brake in a speeding train because it can endanger the lives of thousands of people traveling in it.
He continued that there is a curvature at the spot of the accident and definitely it affects the visibility in addition the incident also happened during the dark so visibility was certainly low.
The horrible accident happened yesterday in Choura Bazar near Joda Phatak area of Amritsar where flock of people were watching the burning of Ravana effigy while standing along the railway tracks when a speeding Jalandhar to Amritsar train mowed to death them. (NT)