Train passed when level crossing gate opened in Puri, 2 railway staff suspended

Bhubaneswar | Sunday | 20th January, 2019

Summary:

“Ideally, the loco pilot and the assistant loco pilot should have waited till the gate was closed. This gate signal was in red condition, so that the gate was open. BHUBANESWAR: Tapaswini Express (18451) on Saturday passed a level crossing (LC) at Siddha Mahavir in Puri while its gates were in open condition. “The gate is an interlocked gate, which means the gate is connected to a signal. There is no problem with the gate signal,” said spokesperson of the ECoR.The loco pilot, Govind Sahu and assistant loco pilot, Umesh Kumar, have been suspended from duties till detailed final report of the committee comes..