Deeply distressing: UK Parliament expresses condolences on Odisha train tragedy that killed 288
1 year, 6 months ago

Deeply distressing: UK Parliament expresses condolences on Odisha train tragedy that killed 288

India Today  

A motion has been tabled in the House of Commons to convey cross-party condolences to India over the loss of lives as a result of the three-train collision in Odisha last week. The Early Day Motion, tabled on Monday by veteran Indian-origin Opposition Labour Party MP for Southall in London Virendra Sharma, has attracted signatures from several other members of Parliament including Navendu Mishra, Labour MP for Stockport in northern England and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for India. “That this House conveys condolences to the people of Odisha and the Republic of India following the tragedy of the railway collision in Odisha; pays tribute to the work of railway workers, the emergency services and all first responders in saving lives and securing the safety of those present; remembers the more than 280 people killed and nearly 1,000 injured; and further conveys sympathies to the families and loved ones of those in the accident,” reads the EDM tabled this week. “The news from Odisha last week was deeply distressing and my thoughts are with the families of those that died and were injured.

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2 killed as train hits motorcycles at closed crossing in Odisha
5 days, 16 hours ago

2 killed as train hits motorcycles at closed crossing in Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

Rourkela: Two persons were killed as a train hit their motorcycles when they were trying to cross railway tracks in Odisha's Sundargarh district even as the level crossing was closed, police said on Wednesday. The incident happened near Kalunga around 9.30 pm on Tuesday when four persons were travelling on three motorcycles. While one of them died on the spot, …

Odisha: Three killed, 13 injured in separate road accidents
1 month ago

Odisha: Three killed, 13 injured in separate road accidents

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Three people lost their lives and more than 13 sustained severe injuries in separate road accidents across Odisha on Sunday, raising concerns over the rising number of road mishap fatalities in the state. In the first incident, Mahendra Jena, a fish vendor, was tragically killed when a speeding truck ran over him in Paradip’s Atharbanki. Outraged by the incident, …

Six killed, five critically injured in truck-car collision in Bihar's Bakhtiyarpur
5 months, 1 week ago

Six killed, five critically injured in truck-car collision in Bihar's Bakhtiyarpur

India TV News  

Bakhtiyarpur car accident: As many as six people were killed and five others critically injured after a car collided with a truck parked on the road on the national highway in the Bakhtiyarpur police station area of ​​​​Patna in Bihar on Tuesday morning. 6 dead, 5 injured Abhishek Singh, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Barh-2 said, "Six people have died in a …

What does India need to do to make its railways safer? | In Focus podcast
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What does India need to do to make its railways safer? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, a train accident in West Bengal killed 10 people and injured over 40. Railway accidents have decreased significantly over the past decade - only 0.03 accidents took place per million km in both 2020-21 and 2021-22. But this number loses meaning in light of the numbers of lives lost in rail accidents over the past couple of …

Letters to The Editor — June 19, 2024
6 months ago

Letters to The Editor — June 19, 2024

The Hindu  

Rail accident The train accident in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district has highlighted the perilous state of rail safety in India. N. Sadasivan Pillai, Guntakal, Andhra Pradesh The Congress’s next move Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra did emerge as a star campaigner in the general election, but it is too early to perceive what extent her impact as a lawmaker will …

India investigates train crash as death toll rises to 10
6 months ago

India investigates train crash as death toll rises to 10

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death toll from a …

Three killed, 35 injured in separate mishaps in Odisha districts
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Three killed, 35 injured in separate mishaps in Odisha districts

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR/PHULBANI/BARIPADA: At least three persons were killed and 35 others sustained injuries in three separate mishaps in Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj and Ganjam districts on Monday. In Kandhamal, three youths died after their scooter rammed into a pole and fell off a culvert near Mandakia Budamaha within Raikia police limits. In the second mishap which took place in Mayurbhanj’s Dwarsuni ghat, 20 …

Odisha: Road mishaps claim three lives, 13 hurt
9 months ago

Odisha: Road mishaps claim three lives, 13 hurt

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: At least three persons were killed and 13 others suffered injuries in separate mishaps in Gajapati and Kandhamal districts on Tuesday. In the second mishap which took place in Kandhamal’s G Udayagiri, one person was killed and 13 others sustained injuries after a mini-bus was hit by an iron rod-laden pick-up van. Adikanda and 13 passengers of the mini-bus …

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's revelation on Vizianagaram train accident

Op India  

On Saturday, 2nd March, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed that the driver and the assistant driver of one of the two passenger trains that collided on 29th October 2023 in Andhra Pradesh were watching a cricket match on the phone. On the next day of the accident, the railway said in a preliminary report that the driver and the assistant …

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Jamtara train accident: A look at recent train mishaps in India

Hindustan Times  

At least two passengers have died and some were injured after being hit by a train near Kaljariya railway crossing in Jharkhand's Jamtara-Karmatand area on Wednesday, Jamtara deputy commissioner Shashi Bhushan Mehra said. People stand near a railway track where at least two persons were run over and killed by a train near Kaljharia area, in Jamtara district. Read Here: …

2 killed after train engine on trial runs over them in Odisha district: Official
10 months, 4 weeks ago

2 killed after train engine on trial runs over them in Odisha district: Official

Hindustan Times  

Two persons were killed in Odisha’s Rayagada district after a train engine which was on a trial run between Rayagada and Singhpur railway stations hit them late on Wednesday night. Soon after the mishap, hundreds of local villagers blocked the railway tracks demanding compensation. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} East Coast Railway officials said the deceased were sitting on the third …

Odisha: 8 killed, 13 others injured as passenger vehicle ram into station truck
1 year ago

Odisha: 8 killed, 13 others injured as passenger vehicle ram into station truck

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Eight persons were killed and 13 others injured, many of them seriously, as the passenger van carrying them hit a truck from behind on National Highway 20 near Balijodi in Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Friday morning. According to Keonjhar district collector and magistrate, Ashish Thakre, the deceased and injured persons belonged to Digapahandi in Ganjam distirct. Expressing grief over …

A.P. train accident survivor recounts harrowing experience
1 year, 1 month ago

A.P. train accident survivor recounts harrowing experience

The Hindu  

Scores of people travel from Vizianagaram district by the 08531/32 Palasa-Visakhapatnam-Palasa train and the 08503/04 Rayagada-Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger trains to Visakhapatnam city for work. S. Lakshmi, who shuttles between Alamanda and Visakhapatnam every day, and who was on board the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train on October 29 when it collided with the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger, narrated her ordeal. There were passengers, including children, …

Safety first: The Hindu Editorial on the lessons from the train accident in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 1 month ago

Safety first: The Hindu Editorial on the lessons from the train accident in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The train accident in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, which claimed 13 lives and left 38 injured, has again highlighted the inadequacies in the railway safety system. The accident comes just after the horrific three-train collision in Odisha’s Balasore district in June, where at least 275 people were killed. Even after the empanelling of nearly 1.12 lakh candidates, between April …

DC Edit | Train mishap: End human error
1 year, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Train mishap: End human error

Deccan Chronicle  

Two trains collided in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh late on Sunday, the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train ramming into the stationary Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train, killing 14 people so far and leaving around 50 injured. Officials blamed the accident on human error: A preliminary probe has concluded that the locomotive pilot, the train driver, had overrun a stop signal. India’s third deadliest …

Andhra Train Accident: Death toll rises to 14 in Vizianagaram collision
1 year, 1 month ago

Andhra Train Accident: Death toll rises to 14 in Vizianagaram collision

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Train Accident: Death toll rises to 14 in Vizianagaram collision The death toll in the train collision in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 14 in Vizianagaram district, police said.. The death toll in the train collision in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 14 in Vizianagaram district, police said. 1 / 6 A few coaches derailed after the Visakhapatnam-Ragada passenger …

Vizianagaram train accident in Andhra Pradesh might have been caused by human error
1 year, 1 month ago

Vizianagaram train accident in Andhra Pradesh might have been caused by human error

Op India  

On 29th October, two passenger trains collided in the district Vizianagaram of Andhra Pradesh, leading to the death of at least 13 passengers. The Vizianagaram train accident, which reminded me of the tragic accident of Balasore in June 2023, possibly happened due to human error. The trial of the Kavach system took place just a year ago, where two trains, …

Andhra Train Accident | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directs disaster management minister to visit site
1 year, 1 month ago

Andhra Train Accident | Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik directs disaster management minister to visit site

The Hindu  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday, October 30, 2023, directed Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marandi to visit neighbouring Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district where a train accident has killed 14 people. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office, Mr. Patnaik also asked Mr. Marandi to meet the injured persons undergoing treatment at different hospitals. At around 7 …

Four dead and 100 injured after train derails in eastern India
1 year, 2 months ago

Four dead and 100 injured after train derails in eastern India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least four people were …

28 unclaimed bodies from Odisha train accident to be scientifically disposed
1 year, 2 months ago

28 unclaimed bodies from Odisha train accident to be scientifically disposed

Live Mint  

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation authorities on Sunday initiated a process of disposing 28 unidentified bodies from Odisha train accident, four months after the triple train accident that claimed 297 lives in Odisha's Balasore district. While speaking to reporters, BMC Mayor Sulochana Das told reporters, “We have issued an SOP for the scientific disposal of the unclaimed bodies of those who were …

Blood on the Tracks: Why Non-Consequential Railway Accidents Warrant Attention - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

Blood on the Tracks: Why Non-Consequential Railway Accidents Warrant Attention - News18

News 18  

A wave of indignation swept through the nation recently, when 295 people lost their lives in a devastating incident due to train collision near Balasore, Odisha. The National Crime Records Bureau’s figures show that a disproportionately larger number of people perish in these non-consequential train accidents. The number of consequential railway accidents has fallen appreciably in the last two decades, …

Odisha train accident | The patient on Bed Number 01
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train accident | The patient on Bed Number 01

The Hindu  

Having covered stories centred around hospitals for over a decade, sitting outside Intensive Care Units or hanging around morgues waiting for autopsy reports at odd hours has become second nature to me. Suddenly, I saw a flurry of activity in the corner of the committee room — Aadhaar officials were preparing to take their biometric machines and iris scanners somewhere …

India’s authorities make first arrests over train collision that killed 293 people
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s authorities make first arrests over train collision that killed 293 people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Officials in India have made …

Odisha Train Accident: CBI arrests three railway staff for destruction of evidence, culpable homicide
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: CBI arrests three railway staff for destruction of evidence, culpable homicide

India TV News  

Odisha Train Accident: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday made its first arrests in the Balasore Tarin Tragedy case and took into custody three Railways personnel under sections related to the destruction of evidence and culpable homicide. The central probing agency arrested Senior Section Engineer Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar, all posted …

Human error, wrong signalling led to Odisha train accident: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Human error, wrong signalling led to Odisha train accident: Report

India Today  

A recent report by the Commissioner Railway Safety pointed out human errors as the cause behind the devastating Balasore train accident. The report attributed the incident to a rear-collision between the Coromondel Express and a goods train, that resulted due to lapses in the "signalling-circuit-alteration" process conducted at the North Signal Goomty station. Lapses in signalling work, Station Master at …

Lapses in signalling, repairs led to Odisha train tragedy: Railways report
1 year, 5 months ago

Lapses in signalling, repairs led to Odisha train tragedy: Railways report

Hindustan Times  

Faulty signalling due to two botched repair works, including one in 2018 and the other hours before the accident, led to the Coromandel Express being sent on a collision course with a goods train on another track, the main Railways investigation of the crash has found, according to people aware of the development, and official documents. Over 290 people have …

Odisha train accident: 'Wrong signaling, lapses at multiple levels' main reasons, finds inquiry
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train accident: 'Wrong signaling, lapses at multiple levels' main reasons, finds inquiry

India TV News  

Odisha train tragedy: The Commission of Railway Safety inquiry has found out that "wrong signalling" was the main reason behind the Balasore accident and flagged "lapses at multiple levels" in signalling and telecommunication department. The independent inquiry report submitted by the Commission of Railway Safety to the Railway Board said notwithstanding the lapses in signalling work, remedial actions could have …

Railway safety commissioner flags human error in Balasore tragedy
1 year, 5 months ago

Railway safety commissioner flags human error in Balasore tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The Commissioner of Railways Safety has pointed out human error as the cause of the June 2 triple-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, two Railways officials familiar with the CRS report told HT on Saturday. The CRS report was sent to the general manager of the South Eastern Railways, the division where the accident took place, and to the chairman …

Death toll rises to 291 in Odisha's Balasore train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

Death toll rises to 291 in Odisha's Balasore train accident

The Hindu  

The death toll from a three-train crash in Odisha's Balasore reached 291, officials said on June 17. "A 35-year-old accident victim namely Shoab Mansoor died during treatment due to sudden cardiac arrest in SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack," Dr Sudhanshu Shekhar Mishra, Superintendent said. The tragic incident of a triple train accident on June 2 which involved the …

Odisha Train Tragedy: Monumental train disaster at Balasore puts issues plaguing Railways in focus
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Tragedy: Monumental train disaster at Balasore puts issues plaguing Railways in focus

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 14 MINS READ Accidents are not rare in the Indian Railways: there were 48 train accidents in 2022-23, including six collisions, 35 “consequential” train accidents in the 2021-22, and 22 in 2020-21. WATCH: A mind-numbing parallel follows every train accident in India: the dead and injured are moved, on foot, by cart …

How the disaster response to the Odisha train accident panned out
1 year, 6 months ago

How the disaster response to the Odisha train accident panned out

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 5 MINS READ Prakash Mallick, a trader in Odisha’s Bahanaga town, was shocked to hear a deafening sound on the evening of June 2. While the bodies of the dead were kept at Bahanaga High School, which was converted into a makeshift mortuary, the injured were rushed to government hospitals in Soro, …

EDITOR’S NOTE | India’s worst train accident since 1995
1 year, 6 months ago

EDITOR’S NOTE | India’s worst train accident since 1995

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 3 MINS READ In what is India’s worst train accident since the Firozabad disaster of 1995, 288 people have died so far and a thousand-plus have been injured. Photographs and eyewitness accounts coming from the site have left the country shaken The Coromandel Express has been a vital link between Chennai and …

After Odisha train tragedy, candidates push Centre to expedite recruitment in Railways' safety department
1 year, 6 months ago

After Odisha train tragedy, candidates push Centre to expedite recruitment in Railways' safety department

India Today  

In the aftermath of the Odisha train tragedy, which claimed 288 lives, a battery of questions are being raised in connection with the safety system with the Indian Railways. Also, the Odisha train tragedy ushered these candidates to press the Centre to expedite the recruitment process. In the aftermath of the rail tragedy in Balasore, the government should look at …

CRS probe into Balasore train tragedy: Five rail employees under scanner
1 year, 6 months ago

CRS probe into Balasore train tragedy: Five rail employees under scanner

The Hindu  

Five railway employees, including the station master of Bahanaga Bazar, are being investigated in connection with the three-train accident in Odisha's Balasore district that claimed 288 lives, official sources said on Monday. The sources said the five employees are discharging their duties at present and any future action would depend on the accident probe report prepared by the Commissioner of …

Odisha train accident | The trauma after a tragedy on the tracks
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | The trauma after a tragedy on the tracks

The Hindu  

/ repeat shuffle Nageswar Kumar and Kailash Kumar are farmers and friends. The catastrophic evening Deepak Kumar Behera, a 35-year-old retired Army jawan, described the accident site as a “war zone.” He recalled hundreds of villagers gathering at the spot within minutes of the crash. Up to 89 bodies lay unidentified until the evening of June 7 amid “extreme pressure” …

Odisha train accident | Are safety protocols of Indian Railways enough?
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | Are safety protocols of Indian Railways enough?

The Hindu  

How to combine both. That’s the solution Indian Railways has to find now after the tragic triple train mishap at Bahanagar Bazar station in Balasore, Odisha, last Friday, as questions have been raised about its functioning. Having had a relatively major accident-free record in the recent past, the government and the Indian Railways may have missed a key step of …

Another train mishap averted in Odisha after fire breaks out in AC compartment of Durg-Puri Express
1 year, 6 months ago

Another train mishap averted in Odisha after fire breaks out in AC compartment of Durg-Puri Express

India TV News  

Durg-Puri Express: Days after the horrific train accident in Odisha shook the nation, another incident in the state narrowly avoided the disaster as a fire broke out in the AC compartment of Durg-Puri Express at Khariar Road station on Thursday night. Goods train kills six labourers in Odisha Earlier on June 7, at least six labourers were killed and two …

Odisha train accident: Shrieks, screams ensued as Coromandel Express crashed. Video
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: Shrieks, screams ensued as Coromandel Express crashed. Video

Hindustan Times  

The ghastly train accident in Odisha's Balasore that claimed over 280 lives is one of the worst tragedies in the country. Recently, a video has become viral that was allegedly shot from inside the Coromandel Express, one of the two passenger trains that rammed a stationed goods train, captured the moment before the collision. In the video, sanitation worker was …

Govt Body Probing Odisha 3-Train Crash Says Action-Taken Reports on 15 Accidents Pending from Railways
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt Body Probing Odisha 3-Train Crash Says Action-Taken Reports on 15 Accidents Pending from Railways

News 18  

Action-taken reports on at least 15 accident inquiries with 135 recommendations submitted by the Commission of Railway Safety are still pending with the Railway Board and the oldest among these is from the year 2013-14, documents seen by News18 show. The body also said that these issues of non-reporting of action-taken reports or the status of the recommendations to the …

Patralekha Chatterjee | While modernising infra, let's focus on upkeep too
1 year, 6 months ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | While modernising infra, let's focus on upkeep too

Deccan Chronicle  

Modernisation is not a bad word. We also know that the Kavach Train Collision Avoidance System has been deployed only on 1,455 km of railway tracks, or about 2.13 per cent of India’s 68,000-km railway network. But as ordinary citizens who have a vital stake in safe travel, we must continue asking questions about the overall safety management system even …

Odisha train accident | Days after incident, locals continue to flock crash site
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | Days after incident, locals continue to flock crash site

The Hindu  

Five days after the tragic triple train accident near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore, it was business as usual here with a handful passengers, including a few sightseers thronging the tiny way station. “I shiver at the thought of what the victims went through … Though I don’t suspect sabotage, I’m sure there’s a need to look at …

Odisha train accident | Man finds son alive in a morgue ‘under a pile of bodies’
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | Man finds son alive in a morgue ‘under a pile of bodies’

The Hindu  

In a touching story of determination, a father’s 230-kilometre journey to Balasore led him to reunite with his 24-year-old son who was presumed dead. The triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore resulted in the loss of 275 lives and left over 1000 injured on June 2. Helaram Mallik said his son, Biswajit, who boarded the Coromandel Express, was mistaken for …

Odisha train tragedy: How railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, 2,300 staff worked for 51 hours to save lives
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: How railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, 2,300 staff worked for 51 hours to save lives

Hindustan Times  

Late on the evening of June 2, when the deadly rail accident took place in Balasore in Odisha the public had very little idea of how devastating its impact would be. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visits the accident site where two passenger trains and a goods train collided with each other, in Balashore on Saturday. Within hours of the …

Over 1,000 human lives saved by Odisha people in Balasore train crash, says CM Patnaik
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 1,000 human lives saved by Odisha people in Balasore train crash, says CM Patnaik

India Today  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday claimed that the people of the state have saved over 1,000 human lives in the Balasore train crash as they swung into action immediately after the accident. People providing support for rescue operations and the long queues for blood donations are "rare sights but invaluable". After observing a one-minute silence in memory of …

Body of man who died in Odisha train crash misplaced, sent to Bihar 'by mistake'
1 year, 6 months ago

Body of man who died in Odisha train crash misplaced, sent to Bihar 'by mistake'

India Today  

A man from West Bengal, who arrived in Odisha to collect the remains of his son who died in the triple-train crash in Odisha claimed that his son's body had been misplaced. He said the authorities sent his son's body to Bihar after another person claimed it. "He told my wife, 'Mummy, I will reach Howrah in some time', but …

8 days before Odisha accident, Railway board briefed on safety-first approach
1 year, 6 months ago

8 days before Odisha accident, Railway board briefed on safety-first approach

Hindustan Times  

Exactly eight days before the Balasore accident involving three trains claimed 278 lives and became one of the worst tragedies in rail history, officials of the railway board briefed the parliamentary standing committee on railways on safety measures and assured it that their “safety first and safety always’’ attitude had resulted in a decline in accidents from 141 in 2010-11 …

Odisha train accident survivor's nerve-chilling account: ‘Severed head…’
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident survivor's nerve-chilling account: ‘Severed head…’

Hindustan Times  

The horrific June 2 train accident in Odisha's Balasore is one of the deadliest India has seen in decades. Even without the engine, our train moved for some time before coming to a halt”, Das told PTI. “A severed head came rolling down like a football from the emergency window of the Coromandel Express onto my chest”, he said, adding …

Death toll in Odisha train accident revised again to 288
1 year, 6 months ago

Death toll in Odisha train accident revised again to 288

Hindustan Times  

BALASORE: Two days after the Odisha government revised the death toll in Friday’s rail accident in Balasore to 275 citing cases of double counting of bodies, the state government on Tuesday revised the death toll to 288 again. Balasore: A train runs past derailed coaches after train services resumed on the section where the accident happened on Friday, near Bahanga …

Data | Odisha train accident and the declining focus on safety by the Indian Railways
1 year, 6 months ago

Data | Odisha train accident and the declining focus on safety by the Indian Railways

The Hindu  

A cursory look at historical data on railway accidents gives the impression that such incidents are a thing of the past. Notably, among the consequential train accidents, 55% had occurred due to negligence or failure of the Railways staff. The Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh fund was created in 2017-18 with a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore to provide financial support …

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