Train crash in eastern India leaves hundreds dead or wounded

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A passenger train derailed and collided with a goods train in Balasore in the eastern state of Odisha, according to accounts in Indian media. Early reports on casualties vary, but dozens are feared dead with hundreds more injured.

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27 COMMENTS

  1. JIR says signal was set for the UP main line as per SM panel, but points were set to UP loop line. No way LP/ALP could have averted this. Probably the Solenoid's malfunctioned or it's plain sabotage.

    Solenoid failure is not uncommon but rare. In case of failure the lack of physical connection and order mismatch sets the alarm and in auto signalling set the signal to red But no alarm nor signal to red implies intentional tampering of electronics or physical micro switches to rely wrong signal…

  2. It's not surprising that it happened in India. There were too many people hanging tickets on the train, and the scheduling was very chaotic. It's just a human accident

  3. Everyone is chillin out in the administration….the olympians are on the streets farmers on the streets no urgency to work at all ! Busy admiring the Sengol it seems

  4. Modi ji due to his own self interest stopped giving funds from Prime Minister Relief Fund as per news agency to railways as such no money spend on Railway Safety Commission for looking after the track maintenance so this worst train accident took .
    He keeps on buying luxurious items for personal interest
    Actually BJP only thinks for himself not for Nation .They can do one thing Hindu and Muslim discrimination

  5. So I need to say that it's very important that we all need a literate person sitting in Great chair like Prime Minister.
    Modi work as he think he do not listen even the citizens
    He feels himself as God what the decision he gives is the Supreme power .
    There are various examples that all media says for Modi not against Modi .
    Even he blames the Great Political leaders after whose Great efforts we got freedom in India.
    We should not see about anyone personal issues rather we should see what he had done for Indian citizens.

    Now crime in all departments are at peak though Modi said all these will be stopped.
    But nothing has changed so far.
    Jai Hind

  6. SE Railway is worst in India. See the management at Howrah station. Mostly all trains starting from Howrah is bought at platform on or after there schedule departure time. Station is similar to fish market. Taxi stand and parking outside station complex is controlled by TMC goons who are appointed agents of Kolkata traffic police. They take double and triple parking charges from vehicle. Mahua moitra there MP who frequently criticised BJP should answer on this. Ripon Street in Kolkata is floorhising with illegal buildings. Footparts are converted as extention of shops with the help of local TMC politician.

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