The newspaper writes that the number of people who lost their lives as a result of the train derailment in Odisha state of India is approaching 300. Times of India.
At least 294 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured, according to the publication.
It was noted that the hospitals in the city of Balasore, where the railway accident occurred, were overcrowded. About a hundred people taken to hospital are in critical condition. Doctors from other states of India keep coming to Balasore.
Ashwini Vaishnav, the country’s former Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology aforementionedthat experts were able to identify the cause of the train crash. According to him, this was due to changes in the electronic interception system.
He did not specify exactly why there were changes to the electronic blocking system.
Restoration work on the site is currently ongoing.
The train accident occurred on the evening of June 2 near the city of Balasore in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.