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More Indian Health Workers Dispatched to Odisha Train Crash Scene to Help Victims

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According to the latest statement from Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the tragedy was caused by a change in electronic signaling.
Indian health workers and rescuers are working hard at the scene of the deadly train collision in Odisha state.
The fatal accident, which occurred on Friday night, involved three trains – two passenger trains and one goods train. The first passenger train derailed and hit the freight train, also colliding with another passenger train moving on a separate track.
The accident is considered one of the deadliest on the Indian railroads for decades and took the lives of almost three hundred people and left over a thousand injured.
Earlier in the day, Indian Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that a technical glitch in the electronic interlocking system caused a collision of three trains in the Indian state of Odisha.
"It is about point machine, electronic interlocking. The change that occurred during electronic interlocking, the accident happened due to that. Whoever did it and how it happened will be found out after proper investigation," Vaishnaw said.
An electronic interlocking system is a safety system designed to prevent inconsistent movements between trains.
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