Train accident in Balasore India

Signal failure likely cause of major rail crash in India

Minister promises thorough investigation. 2023, ANP / EPA/ PIYAL ADHIKAR

The train crash that killed at least 275 people in India on Friday was likely caused by signal failure, Indian authorities have said. The accident, which involved the Coromandel Express heading to Chennai from Kolkata, is the deadliest in India in more than two decades.

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Train accident in Balasore India

Signal failure likely cause of major rail crash in India

Minister promises thorough investigation. 2023, ANP / EPA/ PIYAL ADHIKAR

The train crash that killed at least 275 people in India on Friday was likely caused by signal failure, Indian authorities have said. The accident, which involved the Coromandel Express heading to Chennai from Kolkata, is the deadliest in India in more than two decades.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

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