Hundreds dead, injured in India train crash

Tuesday, 04 Jun, 2023 0

The horrific India train crash that killed hundreds is being blamed on a possible electronic signaling system failure.

At least 275 people were killed with hundreds injured.

The accident involved three trains carrying over 2,000 passengers.

Rail official Jaya Verma Sinha said signaling error is a likely cause but ‘sabotage hasn’t been ruled out.’

The high-speed Coromandel Express passenger train collided with a freight train.

That impact derailed many rail cars which landed on an adjacent line.

Another high-speed train then slammed into the derailed carriages.

Authorities said on Sunday they completed the removal of all the dead from the mangled carriages.

The accident happened near Balasore, Odisha state in eastern India.

There are as many as 900 people in hospital.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed swift justice if negligence was a factor and ‘no one responsible’ would be spared.

India’s civil aviation ministry said it will crack down on airlines profiteering from the train crash.

It is looking closely at airfare prices to and from Bhubaneswar and other airports in Odisha.

“The aviation ministry has sent an advisory to airlines to monitor any abnormal surge in airfares,” the ministry said.

“Further, any cancellation and rescheduling on flights due to the incident may be done without penal charges.”

It comes as reports said airfares to Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Bengaluru more than doubled a day after the train crash.

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