Officials won't deny sabotage caused train crash
Sainthia, West Bengal: Railways authorities don't rule out the possibility that sabotage or human errorled to the train accident at Sainthia in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday.
At least 60 people died and around 90 were injured when the Sealdah-bound Uttar Banga Express rammed into the stationary Bhagalpur-Ranchi Vananchal Express from the rear at Sainthia station.
Railway officials say they cannot rule out sabotage or tampering, as the tracks at the accident site have an 'absolute block signals system' -- a technology which allows only one train between two signals. The signal system could have been tampered with, or the Uttar Banga Express driver jumped it. "Nothing can be ruled out. Ho sakta hai hamara equipment se chherchhar hui ho. Ye sab janch ke bad pata chalega (It may be possible that our equipment might have been tampered with. It will be known only after inquiry)," Eastern Railways General Manager V N Tripathy told PTI.
"The Commissioner of Railway safety is holding an inquiry after which we will be able to know what exactly happened."
To another question, he said that the Uttarbanga Express, which rammed into the rear of Vananchal Express, seemed to be running at a much higher speed than it was supposed to while entering the Sainthia station.
"What caused the accident is a mystery to us. The driver of the Uttarbanga Express was a very good driver. He had stopped the train properly at previous station. We are puzzled," the Eastern Railways general manager said. At least 60 people have been killed and over 90 injured in the train accident today.
Tripathy said all bodies had been pulled out from the compartments. There is no one in any of the affected coaches. We have checked them," he said.
A team of National Disaster Relief Force is at the site with sniffer dogs to trace anyone who was still trapped. Altogether 167 army men and officers arrived with doctors and para-medical staff from nearby Panagarh and Kanchrapara Army stations.
The engine of the Uttarbanga express was totally damaged after it rammed into the rear of the Vananchal Express in Sainthia station in Birbhum district. The luggage van of the Vananchal Express split into two and lay beside the track.
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