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This is an archive article published on October 12, 2024
TN train accident: ‘How many more families must be destroyed before govt wakes up?’ asks Rahul Gandhi
While no fatalities were reported, nine people were injured in the accident. A high level enquiry has been ordered by the Railways into the accident, the chief public relations officer (CPRO) of the Southern Railways said on Saturday.
On Friday late evening, at least 12 coaches of the Bagmati Express derailed after it collided with a stationary goods train in Kavaraipettai, Tamil Nadu. (Screengrab)
A day after the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express collided with a goods train near Chennai, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targeted the Centre over the accident, stating that it mirrors the “horrific Balasore incident.”
He questioned how many more families must suffer before the government takes action.
“The Mysuru-Darbhanga train accident mirrors the horrific Balasore accident—a passenger train colliding with a stationary goods train. Despite many lives lost in numerous accidents, no lessons are learned. Accountability starts at the top. How many more families must be destroyed before this government wakes up?” Gandhi posted on X.
On Friday late evening, at least 12 coaches of the Bagmati Express derailed after it collided with a stationary goods train at Kavaraipettai in Tamil Nadu. While no fatalities were reported, nine people were injured in the accident, according to a railway official. A high level enquiry has been ordered by the Railways into the accident, the chief public relations officer (CPRO) of the Southern Railways said on Saturday.
Visuals from the site on Saturday morning showed rescue operations in progress, with derailed coaches being removed in Thiruvallur.
Reacting to the incident, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also criticised the government saying that neither any accountability was being fixed nor any action was being taken for such incidents.
“Train accidents have become so common in the country that despite occurring one after another, neither any accountability is being fixed by the government nor any action is being taken,” she said in a post on her WhatsApp channel.
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“Crores of common people of the country are forced to travel in trains running on the wheels of fear and chaos, risking their lives because the government has turned its back on the responsibility of safe train travel,” she added.
“Once again, an accident like Balasore has happened with the Mysore-Darbhanga Express in Tamil Nadu. When will this series going on for months stop? When will accountability be fixed?” she asked.
The crash involving the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express, the SMVT Bengaluru-Howrah Express and a goods train near Balasore in Odisha in June 2023 was one of the worst train accidents in recent times, which left 291 people dead and over 1,000 injured.
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