A lack of coordination between two rail employees during a shunting operation led to one of them getting stuck in the buffers of the engine and a power car, causing his death in the Barauni Junction of Bihar on Saturday, a preliminary inquiry has found. The joint report, signed by five rail officials, said the two pointsmen -- Amar Kumar and Mohd Suleman -- failed to properly coordinate with each other due to which Suleman gave the wrong signal to the loco driver, resulting in 25-year-old Kumar's death.

A clip of the body stuck between the buffers has become widely circulated on social media. A pointsman's job is to detach train engines from coaches. The preliminary report has held Suleman responsible for the incident. However, Suleman has defended himself in his written submission and held the loco driver responsible for the accident.