Driver Claims He Warned The Officials Who Asked Him To Carry On
The deadly accident involving the Patna-Indore Express is believed to
have occurred as a result of ignoring repeated danger alerts raised by
the loco pilot concerned. According to the driver, senior officials were
allegedly warned of the danger early, but they asked the driver to
carry on and bring the train to Kanpur.
Following the instructions, Loco Pilot Jalat Sharma went ahead to drive the train to meet India’s worst train tragedy in the last six years. At least 142 people were killed and over 200 suffered injuries when 14 coaches of the train derailed near Pukhrayan at Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning.
Sharma, in his report, has said that he noticed an overload on engine meter when the train had crossed two stations after Jhansi. He immediately informed his colleague DP Yadav and then they alerted the officials concerned of Jhansi Zone at around 1:00 a.m. However, he was ordered to get the train to Kanpur anyhow.
"I informed officials of the overload but was asked to carry on and reach Kanpur,” he told Dainik Bhaskar.
At 3:03 a.m. there was a heavy explosion in the Overhead Electric Cable (OHE), after which the driver had to apply an emergency brake. The train at that time was running at a speed of 110 km/h. As a result, the passengers experienced a series of sudden jerks and deafening noise. And then the coaches began slipping from the track.
Source : Times of India
Following the instructions, Loco Pilot Jalat Sharma went ahead to drive the train to meet India’s worst train tragedy in the last six years. At least 142 people were killed and over 200 suffered injuries when 14 coaches of the train derailed near Pukhrayan at Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning.
Sharma, in his report, has said that he noticed an overload on engine meter when the train had crossed two stations after Jhansi. He immediately informed his colleague DP Yadav and then they alerted the officials concerned of Jhansi Zone at around 1:00 a.m. However, he was ordered to get the train to Kanpur anyhow.
"I informed officials of the overload but was asked to carry on and reach Kanpur,” he told Dainik Bhaskar.
At 3:03 a.m. there was a heavy explosion in the Overhead Electric Cable (OHE), after which the driver had to apply an emergency brake. The train at that time was running at a speed of 110 km/h. As a result, the passengers experienced a series of sudden jerks and deafening noise. And then the coaches began slipping from the track.
Source : Times of India
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