Hundreds killed in the deadliest train accident in the 20-year history of Indian Railways

INDIA TRAIN ACCIDENT

Rescuers examine the mangled wreck of one of the trains in a collision to find survivors. Source: AAP / EPA

Preliminary investigations into the cause of India's worst train crash in two decades suggest a signalling failure could be to blame for the disaster. At least 288 people were killed and more than 800 injured when a passenger train derailed and hit another train in the eastern state of Odisha. SBS Urdu talked to SBS Hindi Producer Vrishali Jain about the tragic accident.



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