At least seven railway employees, including three employees arrested by the CBI, were suspended on the charge of dereliction of duty leading to the triple train crash in Odisha, a top official said.

As many as 293 people were killed and over 1,200 injured in the triple train collision near Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Balasore district on June 2. South Eastern Railway`s General Manager Anil Kumar Mishra, told reporters, "Had the officials been alert, the accident could have been avoided."