Amritsar train accident was not a mistake of railways, Accident caused by negligence of the people: investigation report

Railway got a clean chit in the train accident in Amritsar on the night of Dussehra. In this accident, 61 people were killed. The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) has given a clean chit to the Railways.

In the investigation, CCRS has said that the incident happened due to negligence of the people. People standing on the railway track of Dhobi Ghat were careless to see the Dussehra fair.

In the inquiry report, CCRS has also recommended that before the event, the district administration and organizers should give prior information about the rally and fair to the Railway Administration. So that the Railways can take appropriate precautions.

Let us know that this big rail accident in Amritsar was near the Joda railway gate on 19th October. A crowd of about 1,000 people gathered to see the fireworks of Dussehra. The crowd of people spread on the rail tracks. People did not see or hear the Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU train between the brightness and shout of fireworks. 61 people had lost their lives due to the speeding train coming in. 143 people were injured in the accident.

Witnesses had told that a few minutes before the Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU, Amritsar-Howrah train had passed through it. If both the train had passed there at the same time, more people would be killed in the accident.