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Kolkata metro mishap: Railway safety commissioner visits site, announces detail probe

Commissioner of Railway Safety (Metro Circle) Sailesh Garg has ordered a probe into an incident where a man had died after his hand got stuck between the automated doors of a metro train.

Kolkata metro mishap: Railway safety commissioner visits site

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Published : Jul 16, 2019, 12:18 PM IST

Updated : Jul 16, 2019, 12:30 PM IST

Kolkata: Commissioner of Railway Safety (Metro Circle) Sailesh Garg has ordered a detailed investigation into the death of a passenger at a metro station here earlier this week.

Accompanied by a team of senior railway safety officials, Garg visited the Park Street Metro Railway station, where a man was killed after his hand got stuck between the automated doors of a metro train.

"A detailed investigation will be done on the incident," Garg told media after inspecting the metro train whose door had allegedly malfunctioned during the accident.

Sajal Kumar Kanjilal (66) had died after his hand got stuck between the automated doors of a metro train he was attempting to board at the Park Street station on Saturday.

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Last Updated : Jul 16, 2019, 12:30 PM IST

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