The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) investigation into the derailment of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, continued on Monday. The CRS, Pranjiv Saksena, recorded statements from railway officials and personnel at the Northeast Railway DRM office in Hazratganj, Lucknow. The Railway Board team questioned various individuals, covering all branches...
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of the railway. The inquiry is expected to continue for several days and potentially lead to major actions due to suspected negligence. The CRS will submit a report to the Railway Board within 10-15 days, addressing the causes of the accident, accountability, negligence, and preventative measures. Eyewitness testimonies were scheduled for Monday, but residents from the accident site near Motiganj-Jhilahi station did not appear. The CRS might visit the area to interview them. On July 18th, 19 coaches of the 15904 Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Motiganj-Jhilahi station on the Gonda-Mankapoor rail section of the Lucknow division, resulting in four fatalities. Following the incident, the railway initiated a CRS investigation. The CRS, Pranjiv Saksena, inspected the site on Saturday, examining interlockings, crossings, curves, OHE, signals, operations, and safety aspects between Jhilahi-Motiganj stations using a motor trolley.