Brake failure suspected in Rae Bareli rail mishap

35-year-old Shiv Mohan, who was in the first bogey which suffered the most damage, said, "It seemed as if the brakes had failed and both the driver and the guard were talking on the walkie-talkie and asking the station master to give the main line." After the train was put on the 'thokar' line and the engine hit the pipes erected to stop the train, two bogies fell on top of one other, he said. "They (driver and the guard) were also frantically signalling from the doors," he said. The number of accidents has increased from 112 last year to 130 this year, according to Railway Ministry data.