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Three killed, 50 injured in Assam train accident
Friday February 03, 2012 07:37:23 PM,
IANS
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Guwahati: At least
three people were killed and 50 injured when a Guwahati-bound
train hit a road construction vehicle at an unmanned crossing near
here Friday morning, a railway official said. Five coaches went
off the tracks while four other coaches overturned under the
impact.
The Chilarai passenger Express was coming from New Bongaigaon
station in lower Assam when it hit a JCB vehicle at Gosaikhat area
near Mirza, 15 km from here, at around 9.45 a.m., said railway
public relations officer S. Hajong.
"At an unmanned crossing near Gosaikhat, it hit a JCB which was
trying to cross over," Hajong said.
While three people were killed, 50 others were injured, including
16 seriously, local police said.
The critically injured have been shifted to the Guwahati Medical
College and Hospital (GMCH), while others have been admitted to
the railway hospital in Maligaon and in some private hospitals.
GMCH superintendent Dr. Ramen Talukdar said eight critically
injured passengers were brought to the hospital, and the condition
of three was serious.
The dead were identified as Bipul Kalita, Dharani Kalita and Hiren
Sarkar.
Bipul Kalita was the driver of the JCB, while Dharani Kalita, a
site engineer, was engaged in the road construction project and
was travelling in the JCB.
Hiren Sarkar was a passenger on the train.
A.K. Manocha, Divisional Regional Manager of the NF Railway (Rangia
Division), blamed the accident on the JCB for trying to cross the
unmanned level crossing when the train was approaching.
"The train was at a normal speed of 60 km per hour. There was
clear visibility and the JCB should not have tried to cross over
when the train was nearing," Manocha said.
The NFR sources said the movement of trains has been stopped as of
now through the track as it needs repair and normal movement will
be resumed within 10 hours.
Assam Agriculture Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka visited the accident
site. He said the government had taken up with the railway
authorities the issue of unmanned level crossings across the state
and the railways have assured to arrange for manning all crossings
in a phased manner.
A unit of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has
reached the spot to help locals who started rescue operations
immediately after the incident.
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