CHENNAI: Hours after the Mysuru-Darbanga Categorical collided with a stationary items prepare at Kavarapettai on Friday evening, a high-level committee of the railways began the inquiry into the accident. In keeping with railway officers, the commissioner for rail security additionally arrived on the spot.
The Mysuru-Darbanga Bagmati Categorical collided with a stationary items prepare at Kavarapettai Railway Station on Friday night round 8.30 p.m.Whereas 19 passengers sustained accidents, there have been no reported fatalities.
Preliminary investigations counsel that human error might have contributed to the accident. Southern Railway normal supervisor RN Singh acknowledged that the categorical prepare, travelling in direction of Gudur and in the end to Darbhanga, was given priority to run on the primary line, and all vital indicators had been correctly displayed. Nonetheless, the prepare erroneously entered the loop line, ensuing within the collision.
Chief minister M Ok Stalin is actively monitoring rescue operations and dispatched minister S. M. Nasar and different govt officers, together with the District Collector, to the accident web site.
In the meantime, deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin visited Stanley Hospital to satisfy the injured. “We despatched 22 ambulances to the prepare accident spot and rescue operations are ongoing. Three injured individuals have been admitted to Stanley Hospital for the time being, and two extra shall be introduced right here. Extra beds are being organized within the hospital for different injured sufferers, if any,” stated Udhayanidhi Stalin.
He added that people who find themselves not in a position to journey due to the accident shall be accommodated in three marriage halls close by with meals, water, and sleeping preparations.
“As of now, no deaths have been reported. The central govt ought to deal with the prepare accidents which were occurring continuously,” he stated. To help stranded passengers, the government has organised lodging in close by marriage halls, offering meals, water, and sleeping preparations.
Udhayanidhi Stalin highlighted the pressing want for the central govt to deal with the rising frequency of prepare accidents.
For additional data, the Southern Railway has established helpline numbers: 044-25354151 and 044-24354995. A 30-member group from the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Power (NDRF) can be en route to help with ongoing rescue efforts.