4 suspended including Allahabad DRM for Kalandi train accident

Railways suspended four persons including Allahabad Divisional Railway Manager and senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer after the fourth accident in a fortnight.

Railways on Saturday suspended four persons including Allahabad Divisional Railway Manager and senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer after the fourth accident in a fortnight.

Allahabad DRM S K Aggarwal,senior DME Vinit Singh and two drivers of Kalandi Express have been placed under suspension pending an inquiry into the incident,said a senior Railway Ministry official.

The two drivers are Ram Prakash and Satpal Singh Yadav who were injured in the accident that killed three persons were killed and injured 17 near Tundla this morning. Kalandi Express rammed into stationery Shram Shakti Express in dense fog.

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Earlier,ten persons were killed and 45 injured in three train accidents on January 2 in Uttar Pradesh.

Railways also issued revised safety guidelines after a review meeting held by the Chairman Railway Board S S Khurana.

As per the fresh guidelines,the driver has to stop the train for five minutes instead of two minutes at the red signal before driving at 8 km per hour speed in foggy condition.

The fresh guidelines issued to all railway zones highlighted the fact that drivers and staff must adhere to the precaution and speed restriction during the fog,said the official.

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