Odisha

Railway Safety Commissioner To Hold Statutory Probe Into Odisha Train Crash From Tomorrow

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The Commissioner of Railway Safety (South Eastern Circle) will begin a probe on Monday into the triple train disaster that took place at Bahanaga in Odisha’s Balasore district two days ago.

The Commissioner will hold a statutory enquiry for two days on Monday and Tuesday in the South Institute, Kharagpur, Railways sources said on Sunday.

The probe will be conducted in connection with the derailment of 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandal Express & 12864 SMVT Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express at Bahanaga Bazar station on Friday. The probe process will begin at 9 am on Monday, they said.

Rail users, local public and other bodies may be present at the given time and place and may depose before the commission, regarding any information related to the accident case.

The deadly three-way accident, one of the worst train mishaps in 2 decades, has left 275 passengers dead and 1,175 injured.

OB Bureau

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