Amitabh Sharma, CEO of state-owned Indian Railways, explained the cause of a major rail disaster that occurred in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. His words are broadcast by the TV channel. NDTV.
According to Sharma, the accident occurred because several cars of a passenger train derailed. As a result, three trains collided, the victims of which were more than 280 people.
“Two passenger trains were actively involved in this accident, the third train, a stationary freight train, was also involved in this accident,” Sharma said.
He added that the passenger express derailed for an unknown reason and hit a freight train traveling on parallel lines. After a while, an oncoming passenger train collided with the derailed wagons. According to eyewitnesses, several minutes passed between clashes.
previous TASS with reference to Agence France Press reportedIt was reported that 288 people died as a result of the disaster. 900 people were injured.