Amritsar Train Accident: Train Driver Detained. Here’s What He Said About The Accident
Hours after 60 people were crushed to death by a speeding train while watching the burning of a Ravana effigy at Joda Phatak, the Punjab and Railway Police officials has said that the driver of the train had been detained at Ludhiana railway station and was being questioned about the incident.
#WATCH The moment when DMU train 74943 ran over people who were watching #Dussehra celebrations in Choura Bazar near #Amritsar (Source Unverified) pic.twitter.com/XJN37vB0md
— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2018#WATCH Amritsar accident: Police Commissioner SS Srivastava says, "Exact death toll is not known but it is definitely more than 50-60. We are still evacuating people." pic.twitter.com/5l9Gjw90VB
— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2018#AmritsarTrainAccident : Ashwani Lohani, Chairman Railway Board, visits the site of accident where the DMU train ran over people who were watching Dussehra celebrations in Choura Bazar near #Amritsar yesterday. pic.twitter.com/0qhYIx0bJQ
— ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2018Ppl should restrain from organising such events near tracks in future.Drivers are given specific instructions on where to slow down.There was a curve, driver couldn't have seen it.About what should we order an inquiry?Trains travel in speed only: M Sinha on #AmritsarTrainAccident pic.twitter.com/5s1PMrZCHV
— ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2018Railway administration is at work to provide all kinds of needed help. It's not the time to do politics. Priority is to give best medical aid to injured. Railway administration had no information about this event: MoS Railways Manoj Sinha at the site of #Amritsar train accident. pic.twitter.com/2Imr5ROWr5
— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2018#AmritsarTrainAccident: Punjab CM orders immediate release of Rs. 3 Cr to DC Amritsar for payment of ex-gratia to the families of the deceased. pic.twitter.com/PKU8HCgQ8p
— ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2018The accident occurred within a matter minutes when the train came at a high speed. The train did not blow the horn. CM has ordered an investigation into the incident: Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu at Civil Hospital on #AmritsarTrainAccident pic.twitter.com/QWE8pGY8qQ
— ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2018