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Vasco Da Gama train derailment: Rail official suspended

Updated on: 28 November,2017 11:49 AM IST  |  New Delhi
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The Indian Railways today suspended a senior section officer in-charge of tracks in connection with the November 24 derailment of the Vasco Da Gama Express which left three passengers dead

Vasco Da Gama train derailment: Rail official suspended

The Indian Railways today suspended a senior section officer in-charge of tracks in connection with the November 24 derailment of the Vasco Da Gama Express which left three passengers dead. Thirteen coaches of the Patna-bound passenger train had derailed near Manikpur Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh.


Vasco Da Gama-Patna express train Pic/PTI
Vasco Da Gama-Patna express train Pic/PTI


"A permanent way inspector also called a senior section officer, Rajesh Verma, who was in-charge of Manikpur has been suspended over the incident pending investigation", railway spokesperson Anil Saxena told PTI. While the real reason behind the accident will be ascertained only after a probe by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, initial investigations suggested that a rail fracture led to the derailment.


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