The Southern Railway has ordered an inquiry by the Railway Safety Commissioner into the accident near the St. Thomas Mount railway station on Thursday.
K.A. Manoharan, Commissioner of Railway Safety, southern circle, Bengaluru, will hold the inquiry at the Division Railway Manager’s conference hall at the Southern Railway headquarters in Park Town, at 10 a.m. on March 1.
Those with any information regarding the accident are requested to participate in the inquiry, said a press release.
They can also post the information to the Commissioner of Railway Safety at No. 7, Seshadri Road, Bengaluru – 560009.
An officer of the Government Railway Police said the fatalities had been registered as unnatural deaths under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
However, since the accident also involved footboard travel, a punishable offence under Section 156 of the Railways Act, 1989, an investigation would be conducted to see if any foul play was involved.
The four injured persons would be questioned once the doctors certify that they are fit, he added.
