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Hours after the Aurangabad train incident, the chief railway safety commissioner has written to the chairman of the railway board to ensure he takes great care to avoid such incidents in the future.
The railway safety watchdog, appointed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, wrote a letter, a copy of which was reviewed by the Hindustan Times, saying that workers who were crushed by the freight train were lying on the train tracks as they were . under the impression that no train has been sailing since the closure.
“Apparently, the affected people had gathered along the track under the impression that the train services were suspended due to the blockade of Covid-19. Also, they may have come up with a false sense of security that there are no running trains, while the freight and parcel specials have been operating before and now the migrant specials have also started to drive, ”he wrote.
At least 16 migrant workers were crushed to death in the early hours of Friday morning by a freight train in Maharashtra after they fell asleep on the tracks. The railway safety commissioner ordered a consultation.
“It is with great regret that I request your kind attention to the unfortunate incident of around 14-16 people hit by a freight train … as discussed with you, CRS has ordered a legal investigation into this incident,” he wrote.
“Now that an incident of migrants or other people walking the road leading to subsequent deaths has been noted, every effort should be made to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in the future,” he added.
The safety commissioner said that, as an abundant precaution, it is essential that all rail personnel related to train operations, maintenance and patrolling activities should be warned to immediately report any occurrences of people walking on the track, ” if you notice, closest station so that the necessary measures are taken as a precautionary order for all the trains that pass … ”
The safety commissioner has instructed that an “order of caution” should be given to ensure special precautions.
“As a result of the line being repaired or for any other reason, special precautions are necessary, a Precautionary Order detailing the kilometers between which they are necessary, the reasons for taking such precautions and the speed at which a train will travel , will be delivered to the Loco Pilot at the stop station immediately before the place where such precautions are needed, or at other stations and in the manner indicated in the special instructions, ”said the letter.
The crazy pilot who was driving the freight train that was involved in the incident of running over workers in the Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, had tried to warn them by honking at them and also tried to stop the train, the railway ministry said on Friday.
“The Controller or the centralized traffic control Operator, upon realizing such defect or failure, shall inform the railway server responsible for the maintenance of the equipment and other interested railway servers,” he added.
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