Deadly train crash renews questions over safety of India’s rail system
One of the worst train accidents in India’s history is raising questions over the safety of the country’s massive and outdated rail network, as the government invests in its modernization.
More than 280 people were killed and over 1,000 injured in a three-way crash involving two passenger trains and a freight train in eastern Odisha state on Friday, officials said.
Cause and ‘people responsible’ for India train crash that killed hundreds have been identified, rail minister says
The cause of a train crash that killed hundreds of people in India – and the people responsible for it – have been identified, India’s railways minister said on Sunday.
Ashwini Vaishnaw said the three-way crash involving two passenger trains and a freight train in eastern Odisha state on Friday had happened “due to a change in electronic interlocking” – a reference to the signaling system used by railways – and that an investigation would show “who was responsible for that mistake.”