Survivors of the Vizianagaram train accident recalled experiencing sudden jerks as the train they were travelling in applied its brakes several times before the collision that resulted in the death of 14 people.
Satyanarayana, one of the survivors, said
that the passengers felt a few jerks followed by a huge sound and then everything came to a halt.
“We boarded the train at Vizag. Some were going till Bobbili. Suddenly brakes were applied. The train jerked thrice. People began to panic after this,”