Odisha train accident: Officer dissents, says train crash not due to signal failure

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In what seems to be an inter-departmental disagreement over the cause of the Odisha train accident, a senior railway engineer who was among the signatories to the ‘joint inspection report’ on the mishap has given a dissent note. While the inspection report blamed signal failure for the crash, the officer referred to a...

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Published on June 3, 2023 -  02:23
Odisha Train Accident | At Least 233 People Dead, Over 900 Injured Rescue Ops On | OneIndia News
At Least 233 were killed and 900 were injured when a passenger train hit the derailed coaches of another train in Odisha's Balasore Friday evening. A third freight train was also involved in the accident, Odisha Chief Secretary PK Jena told NDTV. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said a high-level committee will be set up to investigate the train crash. The crash, one of the deadliest in India in recent times, involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train. #Coromandel #Express #Accident ~HT.98~PR.150~ED.103~

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