The Loco Pilots of a goods train that met with an accident in the Adra Division of South Eastern Railway on June 25, 2023 have been removed from service after an investigation revealed that they went into “micro sleep”, resulting in the train passing the signal in danger.
The goods train collided in the rear of another goods train stabled at Ondagram Railway Station of Adra Division in South Eastern Railway, West Bengal, leading to the derailment of 14 wagons and disruption to traffic.
The accident took place a few days after the devastating collision of three trains, including the Coromandel Express, at Bahanaga Bazar Railway Station of South Eastern Railway, which left 291 passengers dead and over 900 others injured.
