NEW DELHI—Over 275 people lost their lives and over 1,000 more were injured in Balasore in Odisha, on the East coast of India, on June 2 In a tragic three-way accident between two passenger trains and a goods train.
The state government said death figures were at 275 while the BBC and some Indian media reported it at 288.
India’s Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told Asian News Networks (ANI) that the accident happened due to a “change in electronic interlocking” which actually prevents signals from being changed in an improper sequence.
“Whoever did it and how it happened will be found out after proper investigation,” said Vaishnaw….