The broken piece was found near the accident site and was handed over to the National Investigation Agency.
The CRS report makes no mentions of the NIA FIR, but says while the Civil Engineering Department of the East Coast Railway was blameworthy , there was no official or any other person either Primary Responsible or even Secondary Responsible for the accident. Unfortunate incidents have happened in the past. However, these kinds of accidents as being mentioned in the report, are hopefully a thing of the past. An extraordinary amount of hard work has been put in by the Railways to eliminate such accidents and consequential casualties. Last two years have been the safest year in the history of Indian Railways with zero casualties due to railway accidents, Railway spokesperson DJ Narain said.
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Probe Finds Rail Fracture Caused 2017 Andhra Derailment, 3 Years after NIA Suspected Sabotage
File photo: Derailed coaches of a Hirakhand express train from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar are seen near Kuneri station, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, outside the town of Rayagada. (Reuters)
In his final report on the accident, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (South Central Circle) Ram Kripal said the accident occurred due to a fracture of tongue rail .
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The Commissioner of Railway Safety has attributed the 2017 derailment of Hirakhand Express in Andhra Pradesh that left 40 dead to a rail fracture , three years after terror probe agency NIA stated in an FIR that it suspected sabotage . In his final report on the accident, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (South Central Circle) Ram Kripal said the accident occurred due to a fracture of tongue rail .
2017 train accident: NIA suspected Maoists; Rly probe finds faulty part
The final probe report, prepared by CRS (South Central Circle) Ram Kripal, states that “the accident occurred due to fracture of tongue rail”. Updated: December 21, 2020 7:59:06 am
Hirakhand Express derailment killed 40. (File)
THREE YEARS after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said in an FIR that it suspected sabotage by Maoists as the reason behind the derailment of the Hirakhand Express at Kuneru in Andhra Pradesh that led to 40 deaths, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has concluded that the accident was caused by a “fractured” part of the track.
The final probe report, prepared by CRS (South Central Circle) Ram Kripal, states that “the accident occurred due to fracture of tongue rail”.