Key takeaways:
- At least 275 people were killed and hundreds more were injured in a devastating train derailment in eastern India on Friday night.
- The accident occurred in Balasore district in Odisha state, and the Indian army, police, and National Disaster Response Force worked to clear the mangled wreckage of the two passenger trains.
- The cause of the crash is still under investigation, and authorities are working to identify the victims and provide assistance to the families of the deceased.
At least 275 people were killed and hundreds more were injured in a devastating train derailment in eastern India on Friday night.
Officials said Sunday that the crash was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system, which led a train to wrongly change tracks and collide with a freight train. The pileup also involved a second passenger train.
The accident occurred in Balasore district in Odisha state, and the Indian army, police, and National Disaster Response Force worked to clear the mangled wreckage of the two passenger trains.
The Odisha government revised the death toll to 275 on Sunday, after a top state officer initially put the number at over 300.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, and authorities are working to identify the victims and provide assistance to the families of the deceased.
The accident is one of the deadliest rail disasters in India in decades, and has sparked calls for improved safety measures on the country’s railway network.
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