BMRCL probes derailment of Yellow Line train at depot in Jan
Bengaluru (PTI): The BMRCL has initiated an internal investigation into the derailment of a Yellow Line train at its depot in January.
According to BMRCL sources, a bogie derailed ahead of a trial run in mid-January. A six-member panel has been formed to examine the incident.
“The train was not on the main line; it was stationary at the depot. Due to human error, this happened. The panel will investigate the cause,” a Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited official told PTI. He added that no damage occurred to the coach or the tracks.
Passenger safety is our top priority. Since this happened at the depot and not on the main line, there is no cause for panic, the officer said.
The Yellow Line connects RV Road with Bommasandra, covering Bengaluru’s IT corridor.
BMRCL plans to operate driverless trains on this stretch in the future.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
