Hyderabad: Despite railway accidents claiming many lives over the years, safety measures recommended in several reports have not been implemented effectively.
These safety lapses result in 3,500 to 4,000 accidents (around 400 deaths) annually.
Unmanned level crossing accidents result in 36 per cent of the total accidents, resulting in 59 per cent deaths and 32 per cent injuries, according to data.
Experts of the Anil Kakodkar Committee in 2012 had recommended mechanisation of tracks and elimination of unmanned level crossings.
But, budgetary constraints posed a challenge for implementation of these.
“We lose 1,500 workers annually due to slow progress in modernisation,” said Shankara Rao, general secretary of the SCR Mazdoor Union.
Meanwhile, four children injured in Thursday’s deadly bus-train collission, are in a critical state and on ventilator; three children are in a serious condition, while 13 are stable.
