Delhi Metro Accident; E Sreedharan Resigns

E.Sreedharan, who has been the managing director of the DMRC since its inception, announced his resignation at a press conference here and expressed "lot of pain and remorse" over the pre-dawn accident in south Delhi.

Sreedharan just turned 77-year-old. He came to be known as "Metro Man" for delivering to the capital a world-class Metro rail system. He sent his resignation to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Governor Tejendra Khanna following the accident around 5.00 a.m. Sunday. Five people were killed including an engineer and 15 people were injured in one of the worst accidents involving Delhi Metro.

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