Virender Sehwag, Mohammed Kaif call for accountability after train derailments

One of the best opening batsmen India produced, Virender Sehwag wrote on his Twitter account, “Being on time was difficult enough,now trains struggling even to be on track.No accountability.Wish human lives valued more,”. While Mohammed Kaif condemned the lives lost with the cavalier attitude, “2 train derailments within a week.There has to be an accountability.”Chalta hai” attitude isappointing.Innocent lives lost,” he wrote.

The first incident happened on August 19 when 14 coaches of Utkal Express derailed near Muzzafarnagar, in western Uttar Pradesh, leaving over 20 passengers dead and 97 injured. The recent incident witnessed nine coaches of Kaifyat Express derailed in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, which resulted in more than 70 people getting injured.

In the aftermath of the two derailments, Railway Board chairman AK Mital tendered his resignation. It is still unclear whether it has been accepted by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu or not.

Being on time was difficult enough,now trains struggling even to be on track.No accountability.Wish human lives valued more#KaifiyatExpress

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 23 August 2017

2 train derailments within a week.There has to be an accountability.”Chalta hai” attitude disappointing.Innocent lives lost#KaifiyatExpress

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) 23 August 2017

Another train accident…👎
Bullet trains are a dream, Train Accidents-a reality.
Hopefully our trains will be safer soon… 🚂

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 23 August 2017

Another day, another railway accident. Is there anything called Rail Safety now? My thoughts are prayers are with the injured passengers.

— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) 23 August 2017

Another derailment within a short span. Can this not be prevented with proper measures? Hope the injured recover soon. #KaifiyatExpress

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) 23 August 2017

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In the last five years in India, 53 per cent of the 586 accidents were because of train derailments. The worst accident happened in November, 2016, when 150 passengers died after the Indore-Patna Express derailed.