Mathura Train Accident: Railway Suspends 5 Staff Members After EMU Train Climbs Onto Platform

On September 26, an electric multiple unit (EMU) train derailed and climbed onto a platform at Mathura Junction. According to reports, the EMU train originated from Shakur Basti in Delhi. Two days after the incident, a video of the incident has surfaced showing a railway staffer entering the engine cab and carelessly putting his bag on the throttle, before getting engrossed in his mobile phone. The staffer was identified by railway officials as a person named Sachin. The video shows him entering the cab after the loco pilot got relieved from his duty and came out of the cab. #MathuraTrainAccident #MathuraTrainIncident #MathuraJunction #EMU ~PR.151~ED.102~GR.124~HT.96~

An internal report on the Shakurbasti-Mathura MEMU accident at Mathura Junction has found that a drunk helper had caused the accident by keeping his bag on the...