AFP At least 288 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a three-train collision in India, officials said Saturday, the country's deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years. Wreckage debris was piled high at the crash site near Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, where some carriages had been tossed far from the tracks and others flipped over entirely. Smashed train compartments were torn open in the impact late on Friday, leaving blood-stained holes in their sides.
The FIR states that the culpability of specific railway employees has not been ascertained at present, and it will be determined during the course of the investigation.The
From Vande Bharat Express, to electrification of the rail network and modernizing railway stations, rail travel has gained a new significance under PM Modi-led BJP government.
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The FIR filed in the Balasore train tragedy by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) provides a maximum sentence of five years.
India's deadliest train disaster in decades killed at least 275 people and injured hundreds more, a tragedy officials have said was linked to an electronic signal system.