NEW DELHI: “Negligence” of people led to last month’s Amritsar tragedy in which 60 people were mowed down by a train as they watched Dussehra celebrations while standing on a railway track, the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) said in his provisional report on Thursday, virtually giving the railways a clean chit in the case.
“Having carefully considered the factual material and circumstantial evidences so far available at my disposal, I have provisionally come to the conclusion that the unfortunate incident of running over of 60 persons near Jaura-Fatak near Amritsar railway station of Ferozpur division of Northern Railways on October 19, 2018 at 6:55 pm occurred due to the negligence of persons reportedly standing on and near railway track witnessing Dussehra Mela at Dhobi Ghat,” CCCRS S K Pathak said in the report.
He has further classified the accident as “error in working by public near railway line” and made a slew of recommendations to avoid such accidents in the future. (AGENCIES)
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