Sri Lanka, May 17 -- The Locomotive Operating Engineers' Union has stated that the Railway Department's night patrol services are currently not being properly carried out and has called for the immediate reinstatement of these services.

The President of the union, Jeeva Gunawardena said that if night patrol duties are properly implemented, incidents of this nature could be prevented in the future.

He further urged the Railway Department to give serious attention to reports and communications made by train drivers based on their observations during operations, particularly those relayed to the control room and other relevant divisions.

According to Gunawardena, prior to the derailment, the driver of a night mail train from Trincomalee t...