Cause and ‘people responsible’ for India train crash identified: minister

Rescue workers gather around damaged carriages during search for survivors at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, about 200 km (125 miles) from the state capital Bhubaneswar in the eastern state of Odisha, on June 3, 2023. – At least 288 people were killed and more than 850 injured in a horrific three-train collision in India, officials said on June 3, the country’s deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)

Agence France-Presse

India’s Railway Minister said Sunday, June 4, the cause and people responsible for the country’s worst train crash in decades had been identified, pointing to an electronic signal system without giving further details.

“We have identified the cause of the accident and the people responsible for it,” India’s Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told news agency ANI, but said it was “not appropriate” to give details before a final investigation report. – cf

Popular

‘Tanodbayan’: What are the powers of the Ombudsman?

By Brian Campued “Public office is a public trust.” With former Secretary of Justice Jesus Crispin Remulla formally assuming office as the 7th Ombudsman of the...

SAPIEA bullish on PH economy amid flood control probe

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet Amid concerns regarding the effect of the ongoing investigation into ‘ghost’ and anomalous flood control projects vis-à-vis lapses in other government...

PBBM credits First Lady for restoring PICC back to glory

By Brian Campued President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has nothing but praise for his wife, First Lady Liza Marcos, for leading the efforts on the...

Palace: PBBM won’t meddle, interfere with ICI flood control probe

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet At the Malacañang press briefing on Wednesday, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro reaffirmed President Ferdinand...