Amritsar Train Accident

Vaishnaw, who reviewed the restoration work at the Balasore triple train collision site, said accident that claimed the lives of 288 passengers happened due to a change in electronic interlocking

The Railway ministry had ordered a CCRS probe on November 2

Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla held a meeting with Union Minister of Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal and handed over a letter, requesting an inquiry by the CRS in the incident

Sidhu raised questions about the railways giving a clean chit to the train driver and other staff

A Punjab Police commando and a photojournalist were injured as the protestors, who were staging a sit-in at the site, started pelting stones and indulged in brick-batting

Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said that the railway ministry is not to be blamed for any lapses leading to the disaster

'if the driver had applied emergency brakes, there could have been a bigger tragedy'

As per the report, Amritsar tragedy appeared as the worst among other cases of trespassing in Indian railways' history

Singh had completed his act on-stage and was in the event to collect a shield of appreciation when the tragedy hit him

Thousands of people have gathered at the accident site since morning

Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani says accident occurred at a stretch between two stations -- Amritsar and Manawala -- not at a level crossing

'The train driver should have noticed the crowd as there was light,' recall one of the survivors

It took just about 10-15 seconds for the train to pass, and leave behind a heap of crushed and dismembered bodies

The minister, who is currently in the US, has cancelled all his engagements there and is immediately returning to India

A large number of people were watching the Ravan effigy in flames while standing along the railway tracks when the train crushed them

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