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 3 STUDENTS KILLED AS TRAIN HITS SCHOOL          VAN NEAR CUDDALORE . 



This mishap which killed 3 Students comes as a shock to everyone . Young lives lost due to totally unforeseen circumstances is a tragedy which we as Citizens should be seriously concerned and worried . All Our sympathies are with the parents and friends of those who have lost their near and dear ones and also to those who got injured in this accident . 

The Headlines in the The Times Of India Newspaper 

“ THREE STUDENTS KILLED AS TRAIN HITS SCHOOL VAN NEAR CUDDALORE “     

                Made the reading highly controversial . Is it incumbent on the TRAIN PILOT in control of the Train travelling at near 100 KMPH to spot a School Van crossing a level Crossing without the Gate being closed and  to stop and prevent an Accident OR is it the Primary Duty of the School Van Driver to follow the Most Basic Road Rule of Looking to your Right and Left before crossing any intersection be it a Railway Crossing or on the Road . 

A more appropriate Headline would have been ,

SCHOOL BUS RAMS INTO A TRAIN AT AN OPEN LEVEL CROSSING KILLING THREE STUDENTS 

One version says that primary reason is the Gate not being closed for the approaching train with the Gatekeeper found sleeping during duty Hours and that too in an inebriated state . 

Second version has it that the Gatekeeper was threatened by the Driver to keep the Gate Open as the Van was already late and that he  would loose his job if he was late in reaching the School in time . 

The Railways and the Central Government were to be blamed for the long pending underpass which was not built at this level crossing in spite of repeated demands for the same . 

It is now learnt that Money for the same had already been Sanctioned by the Central Government and the File for the Land Approval for the same was gathering dust for a long time at the District Collector’s office . 

All said and done , the Driver of the School Van is sure to miss his sleep all through his life as in my opinion he is the one to blame for the Mishap . 

Blaming the Central or State Government alone for the Mishap sounds Hollow for this tragedy . 


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