TRAIN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY HUMAN FAILURE

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The Commissioner of Railway Safety, Northern Circle, Shri G.P. Garg, in his statutory inquiry into the dashing of train No. 4123 UP Pratapgarh-Kanpur Intercity Express with the rear of road truck No. 53 L 9195 on March 3, 2003 at a manned level crossing between Talakhajuri and Gauriganj staions on Pratapgarh-Lucknow section of North Central Railway has held that the accident was caused by Human Failure.

As a result of the accident, five train passengers were injured, three of them grievously.

The preliminary report of the Commissioner is under consideration of the Government.