Applied Emergency Brakes but wasn't able to prevent casualties: DMU Driver

Applied Emergency Brakes But Couldn't Stop in Time: DMU Driver Arvind Kumar, the driver of the Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train has given a written statement to the Railways authorities. He was the driver of the train that mowed at least 60 people to death near Jora Phatak area of Amritsar city on 19 October. Also Read: Amritsar Train accident: 7 of the injured in critical conditions In his statement, he admitted that he applied emergency brakes while continuously blowing horns when he witnessed the crowd. The train was about to stop, people started pelting stones. For his passengers' safety, he didn't stop there and decided to move forward. [caption id="attachment_209124" align="aligncenter" width="774"] Applied Emergency Brakes But Couldn't Stop in Time: DMU Driver[/caption] "Suddenly, I saw a huge crowd of people on the tracks. I honked and immediately applied the emergency brakes. Despite applying the emergency brakes a large number of people were mowed down by the train," he wrote. Amritsar accident: train driver Arvind Kumar statement-describing the exact sequence of events:-

1. I was given a green light and told to proceed.
2. As I reached Jora Phatak, I saw double amber lights indicating to slow down.
3. At that very instant I also saw the crowd on tracks.
4. I applied the emergency brakes and was continuously blowing the horn.
5. The speed of the train dropped rapidly, but still, it crushed many people.
6. The train was about to stop when people started throwing stones at the train.
7. Keeping in mind, my passengers’ safety I decided not to stop the train and continued moving towards Amritsar station.
8. As soon as I reached the station, I informed my superiors of all that happened.

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