MalangNetwork.com – An error in the electronic signaling system that caused a train to change tracks incorrectly caused a rail disaster in eastern India.

More than 300 people died and hundreds were injured, India's railway minister said on Sunday.

In an interview with New Delhi TV channel, Ashwini Vaishnaw commented: “Who did this and what was their aim will emerge from the investigation.

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The announcement came after workers removed debris from two twisted passenger trains on Friday evening, in the Balasore area of ​​eastern Odisha state.

This accident constitutes one of the deadliest rail disasters the country has seen in decades.

The Coromandel Express was given the signal to enter the main line, but the signal was later withdrawn, according to an earlier report by news agency Press Trust of India.

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According to PTI, the train hit a stopped goods train, the Coromandel Express entered another route known as the Peripheral Line.

On Saturday evening, fifteen dead people were found and work continued into the night to remove the engine stuck on top of the wagon using a large crane.

According to Sudhanshu Sarangi, director general of Odisha Fire and Rescue Services, no body was found inside the machine and the work was completed on Sunday morning.

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The incident comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi focuses on modernizing India's railway system, built during the British colonial era and now supporting 1.42 billion people, making it the most populous country in the world. world.

Several hundred incidents occur each year on Indian Railways, the world's largest railway network with a single management, despite government efforts to improve train safety.