The family said Monday night that they had finally been handed the body, after showing Aadhar card and other documents and since the other claimant for the body did not appear.
The incident marks the worst train tragedy in the country in two decades. Prima facie, the accident was caused due to a signalling error, which led the Coromandel Express to go off its designated track and ram a stationary goods train from behind.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday identified the root cause behind the accident that claimed over 280 lives. He said the accident took place due to a change in electronic interlocking
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the "root cause" of the accident and the "criminals" responsible for it have been identified. "It happened due to a change made in the electronic interlocking and point machine," he told reporters at the site of the accident in Balasore district. 📰 Odisha Train Tragedy: Driver Error Ruled Out, Possible Sabotage Being Probed; Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Says People Behind ‘Criminal’ Act Identified.
The Railway Board on Sunday detailed the sequence of events that unfolded on Friday that led to one of the deadliest train accidents in Balasore, Odisha. Over 250 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured in the accident