Regarding the accident in eastern India on Wednesday when an express train collided with a limited express train and other vehicles that killed more than 2 people, India's Minister of Railways said that it was caused by changes in signals and track-switching devices, and that there was a problem with the operation system.
In the accident in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on the 2nd, 288 people including passengers were confirmed dead and about 900 people were injured in the accident where an express train collided, but on the 4th, the number of deaths was revised to 275 deaths due to overlapping numbers, and nearly 1100 of the more than 800,4 injured people were discharged from hospital.
Minister of Railways Baishnab of the Ministry of Railways said in an interview with local media on the 128th that "the accident was caused by a change in the electronic interlocking device" and expressed the view that there was a problem with the operation system.
This device links traffic lights in stations and switching between multiple tracks on a computer to ensure the safe operation of trains, but it has not been clarified exactly what kind of changes led to the accident.
The Railway Commission, which is under the Minister of Railways, said at a press conference that "an early investigation revealed that there was a problem with the traffic lights."
He then explained the circumstances of the accident as a limited express train heading to southern Chennai, after entering a rail that was not the main line for some reason, collided with a stopped freight train at <> km/h and derailed, and part of it collided with the rear of another express train coming from the front.
Since the site of the accident is an important route connecting large cities in eastern and southern India, the Modi administration, which is preparing for the general election next year, is rushing to restore the site so that public dissatisfaction does not increase.
Man involved in rescue operation: "I heard a loud noise like an explosion"
A man in his 20s who lived several hundred meters away from the scene of the accident and immediately rushed to the scene to rescue the accident said, "I was at home at the time of the accident, but I heard a loud noise as if an explosion had occurred, and when I headed in that direction, black smoke was rising and there were people bleeding." It hurts my heart to think of the people who died or were injured in the accident."