Coordination gap between two pointsmen caused one's death in Bihar, says rail probe
The HinduA lack of coordination between two rail employees during a shunting operation led to one of them getting stuck in the buffers of the engine and a power car, causing his death in the Barauni Junction of Bihar on Saturday, a preliminary inquiry has found. The joint report, signed by five rail officials, said the two pointsmen - Amar Kumar and Mohd Suleman - failed to properly coordinate with each other due to which Mr. Suleman gave the wrong signal to the loco driver, resulting in 25-year-old Kumar's death. Mr. Suleman said he and Kumar disconnected the engine and the power car by detaching the centre buffer coupler - a device that connects the engine with a coach. According to the joint report, the 15204 Lucknow-Barauni Express terminated at Barauni Junction at 8:10 a.m. and the station master assigned the task of detaching the engine from the power car and the rest of the train to Kumar and Mr. Suleman. "While detaching the engine and the power car, pointsman Kumar got stuck between the two and died on the spot," the report said.
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