if Emergency brake not taken by driver , half of the live saved. This is truth that normal train toppling cases fatalities is always less. After emergency brake , it is obvious that bogie will be collided with each other. Emergency brake is always convenient to the drivers because they know survival chances are more for them rather than passenger. remember i am not against driver but he should not have taken the emergency brake.
As per driver statement , he applied emergency brake due to big flash observed in panto and when train stopped he observed bogie collided with each other. Emergency brake is always dangerous for long trains and this was the immediate reason and other reason was...
more... defective some extra bogies .