Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) commenced investigation into the circumstances that led to the tragic rear end collision of a goods train with Train No 13174 Agartala-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.
- The train accident left 10 passengers dead and 43 others injured.
- The Commissioner of Railway Safety works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and investigates matters of safety of rail travel and train operations.
- The commissioner is entrusted with certain statutory functions as prescribed in the Railways Act, 1989.
- Its duties include: sanctioning the opening of new railway lines after inspection on behalf of the Central Government; to make inquiry into the cause of any accident on a Railway etc.
