<p>The Railways on Thursday termed “freak” incidents the derailment of two express trains in Madhya Pradesh, stating that the tragedy could not have been avoided as water from a rain-swollen river gushed 36-foot high, breaching tracks that were just 13 feet above the river bed.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As rescue operations in the twin derailment that killed 28 people were wound up, a top Railway official claimed that it could not have been averted despite the monsoon preparedness and described the accident as a “freak” incident. There was no defect in the rail bridge, nor there was any lack of monsoon preparedness, Railway Board Member (Engineering) V K Gupta told reporters in Delhi.</p>
<p>The Railways on Thursday termed “freak” incidents the derailment of two express trains in Madhya Pradesh, stating that the tragedy could not have been avoided as water from a rain-swollen river gushed 36-foot high, breaching tracks that were just 13 feet above the river bed.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As rescue operations in the twin derailment that killed 28 people were wound up, a top Railway official claimed that it could not have been averted despite the monsoon preparedness and described the accident as a “freak” incident. There was no defect in the rail bridge, nor there was any lack of monsoon preparedness, Railway Board Member (Engineering) V K Gupta told reporters in Delhi.</p>