The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signal system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train
The collision flipped Coromandel Express’s coaches onto another track, causing the incoming Yesvantpur-Howrah Express from the opposite side also to derail, she said.
The electronic interlocking system is a safety mechanism designed to prevent conflicting movements between trains. It also monitors the status of signals that tell drivers how close they are to a next train, how fast they can go and the presence of stationary trains on the track.Article content At one of the hospitals nearly 15 kilometers from the site, survivors spoke of the horror of the moment of the crash.
For hours, Mahato, 37, remained stuck in the train’s bathroom, before rescuers scaled up the wreckage and pulled him out.
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