Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw who reviewed the restoration work at Balasore triple train collision site on Sunday, said that the accident that claimed the lives of 288 passengers happened due to a change in electronic interlocking.
The Balasore train accident where two passenger trains and a goods carriage were involved claimed 288 lives so far while over 1,000 people sustained injuries.
Vaishnaw told “The commissioner of railway safety has investigated the matter and let the investigation report come but we have identified the cause of the accident and the people responsible for it… It happened due to a change in electronic interlocking.”
After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee questioned the Railways over absence of ‘Kavach’ system citing it as the reason behind the Balasore triple train tragedy, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the accident has nothing to do with anti-collision system.