Delayed braking led to '24 derailment: Probe

The Commissioner of Railway Safety, in its report on last year’s Charminar Express derailment, held delayed braking, non-application of the emergency brake and the shifting of the stop board to the platform dead end, leaving no margin of error, as the causes of the accident.

- Press Trust of India

The train derailed on January 10, 2024, after it hit the dead end at Hyderabad station’s terminal platform number five, injuring six passengers.

In its probe report, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Central Circle, said the loco pilot applied the automatic brake late, and the assistant loco pilot failed to apply the emergency brake in violation of safety instructions.