At least 149 people were killed and over 200 suffered injuries when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Pukhrayan at Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday 20th November morning. Many of the injured are undergoing treatment at nearby hospitals.
Rescue operations in one of the worst train accidents in recent years are now over, the police said on Monday.
Despite the government’s claims that the railways’ safety record has become better and that 20 percent fewer accidents were reported this year than last year, India has apparently failed to ensure the safety of railway passengers. Indian Railways – which serves 13 million passengers every day – still has a poor safety record, with thousands of people dying in accidents every year.
According to data compiled by the NCRB, between 2010 and 2014, the death toll in rail accidents has varied between 24,000 and 27,000 every year.
More than 200 rail accidents out of the total 292 were caused due to the failure of railway staff in the last few years with action being taken against 542 employees and penalties imposed in over 500 cases.
According to railway ministry data, as per the findings of inquiry committees, including prima facie causes, out of a total of 292 consequential train accidents, excluding mishaps that occurred at unmanned level crossings, from 2012-13 to January 2016, 204 accidents have been attributed to the failure of railway staff.
Take a look at deadliest train accidents caused by negligence of railway staff or human error.
Bihar train disaster (300-800 deaths):
On June 6, 1981, a passenger train carrying more than 800 commuters between Mansi (Dhamara Pul) and Saharsa derailed and fell into the Bagmati river while it was crossing a bridge.
Estimates of total deaths range from 300 to 800 or more. The accident is among the deadliest ever rail accidents on record.
Though the cause of the accident is not certain as some say it occurred because of a cyclone or flash flooding, the third reason points towards a manual error.
This story is from the December 2016 edition of India Unbound.
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