The Indian Railways is installing cameras in locomotive cabs and coaches on passenger trains under the South East Central Railway (SECR), officials said, after a recent collision between two trains reinforced the need for such a measure.

This comes as the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) continued its inquiry, recording statements from 19 railway employees, who were asked to be present with documents.

The collision between a stationary goods train and a passenger Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) earlier this week killed 11 people and injured 20. The impact caused a section of the passenger train to mount the goods train.

A railway official from SECR confirmed that CCTV cameras will be installed in loco cabs as well as coaches and that the “work had already begun.”

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