Such events should not be organised close to tracks, says Manoj Sinha; Punjab CM orders probe
The Railways on Saturday denied any negligence on its part in Friday’s tragedy when a train mowed down 59 Dasara revellers at Joda Phatak near Amritsar, even as Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh ordered a magisterial inquiry. (Initial reports had said 61 were killed and 72 injured).
A crowd watching the burning of a Ravan effigy spilled on to the railway tracks and was hit by a train coming from Jalandhar to Amritsar. Fifty-seven persons were injured.
‘Precautions needed’ “The incident was not the Railways’ fault. People should refrain from organising such events near tracks in future. I think if precautions had been taken, the accident could have been averted,” Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said. Mr. Sinha said no action was being taken against the driver. “There was a curve. The driver couldn’t have seen the crowd,” he added.
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