Monday, June 5, 2023

India train crash: Officials say a signalling error appears to be at fault in deaths of 288 people

Modi Arrives at Scene of Deadly Train Crash in Odisha, India - The New York Times (nytimes.com) 

India’s Worst Rail Disaster in Decades Convulses Country Dependent on Trains
The disaster killed at least 288 people, and a preliminary government report described it as a “three-way accident” involving two passenger trains and an idled cargo train. Officials were investigating possible signal failure.

 India train crash: Officials say a signalling error appears to be at fault : NPR

India Funds New Trains Ahead of Safety Improvements, Analysts Say - The New York Times (nytimes.com)