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ACCIDENTS

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# ACCIDENT …… DEFINITION.
Any occurrence which does or may affect the safety of the Railways, its engines, rolling stock, permanent way, works, passengers or Railway servants,
Or which affects the safety of others,
Or which does or may cause delays to trains
Or loss to the Railway is termed as accident

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CLASSIFICATION:
For the purpose of statistics Classified in to classes ‘A’ to ‘R’
except
 Classes ‘I’ and ‘O’.

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CLASSIFICATION:
A:    COLLISIONS.
B:     FIRE IN TRAINS.
C:      L.C. GATE ACCIDENTS.
D:     DERAILMENTS.

E:     OTHER TRAIN ACCIDENTS.
         ( TRAIN   RUNNING OVER /
         AGAINST ANY OBSTRUCTIONS)

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F:     AVERTED COLLISIONS.
G:     BREACH OF BLOCK RULES.
H:     TRAIN PASSING SIGNAL AT
           DANGER.

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J:      FAILURE OF ENGINE AND
         ROLLING STOCK.
K:     FAILURE OF PERMANENT WAY.
L:     FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL.
        EQUIPMENTS.
(FAILURE OF O.H.E., PANTOGRAPH  A.C.MACHINE OR
   OTHER ELECTRICAL FAILURE
    LEADING TO DETACHING COACH)
M:     FAILURE OF S & T EQUIPMENTS.

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N:     TRAIN WRECKING AND
         SABOTAGE TO TRAINS.
P:     CASUALTIES.
Q:     OTHER INCIDENTS .(DEATH,
        MURDER, SUICIDE, ROBBERY,ETC.
        IN TRAIN / RAILWAY PREMISES)
R:     MISCELLANEOUS. (VEHICLES
          RUNNING AWAY, FLOODS,
          BREACHES, LAND SLIDES, ANY
          OTHER ACCIDENT NOT COVERED
            ABOVE)

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Kunzru Committee classified accidents in to two main heads:
(a) Consequential accidents
(b) Indicative accidents

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At present, Accidents are classified into five heads:
Train Accidents
Yard Accidents
Indicative Accidents
Equipment failure
Unusual incidents

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Train Accident:
Further classified in to two:
Consequential train accidents
Other train accidents

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Consequential train accidents:
They include the following classes:
 A-1  	to  	A-4,
 B-1 	to  	B-4,
 C-1 	to  	C-4,
 D-1 	to  	D-4 	and
 E-1

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Other train accidents:
All other train accidents, which are not covered under Consequential accidents.
They include the following classes:
Class B-5, B-6, C-5 to C-8, D-5 and E-2

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Indicative Accidents:
Mishaps, generally not resulting in casualties, but which are indicative of unsafe acts or unsafe condition or work and potential hazards.
They include the following classes.
CLASS -  F, G & H

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AVERTED COLLISION:
To consider an incident as
     “Averted Collision”-
Outside station limits, the distance between the two trains or the train and the obstruction when the train or the trains have finally come to a stop must be LESS THAN 400 metres.
Within station limits, there must be no intervening stop signal at danger governing the moving train.

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SERIOUS ACCIDENT:
Accident to a train carrying passengers which is attended with -
loss of life or
grievous hurt to  passengers in the train or
damage to railway property of the value exceeding Rs. 2 Crores
   any other accident, which, in the opinion of CRS or CCRS requires holding of enquiry by CRS.

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GRIEVOUS HURT
The injuries defined in Section 320 of I.P.C.
THRESHOLD VALUE:
The minimum value beyond which the accident will be treated as having serious repercussion.
Threshold value of Railway property loss is fixed as Rs. One Lakh.

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            	EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS TO VICTIMS INVOLVED IN
	TRAIN ACCIDENT  [Sec124,RA I989] &
	ACCIDENT AT MANNED LC (due to Rly’s prima facie liability )

DEATH				 	Rs.50,000
GRIEVOUS INJURY 		Rs.25,000
SIMPLE INJURY 			Rs.5,000
C.memo No.12 dt. 08.05.2013 (Note under Para 9.03 / p-155)

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# EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS TO VICTIMS INVOLVED IN CASE OF TRAIN ACCIDENTS:
	Rate of ex-gratia 

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