The identification of the victims of the serious railway accident in India is progressing slowly. Fixed death count from 288 to 275. Train traffic works again. Police are investigating possible negligence.
A good 50 hours after the rail disaster in India, rail traffic has resumed on the accident route. According to the Ministry of Transport, the first vehicle on the road late Sunday evening was a freight train loaded with coal.
Meanwhile, authorities have officially corrected the death toll from 288 to 275. The previously mentioned higher number may be explained by the fact that some victims were mistakenly double-counted. It was also said that 382 of the 1,175 injured were still being treated in hospital. There are fears that the death toll will continue to rise due to overwhelmed medical facilities and serious injuries.
Relatives are waiting identification the victim
Meanwhile, the identification of the victims is progressing slowly. It takes place in a hospital in Bhubaneswar, about 200 kilometers from the scene of the accident. Desperate relatives line up outside the building. Two large screens show photos of the dead, each with a number. According to the AP news agency, many bodies are seriously disfigured. The bereaved try to identify their loved ones based on their clothing.
Investigations of possible negligence
After the serious train accident, the police investigate possible criminal negligence. A railway authority recommended him to the police, local media reported. According to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the cause of the accident was probably a fault in the electrical signal. The political opposition accused the government of drawing attention to possible criminal histories instead of taking responsibility for security problems at the railway. She called on the Minister of Railways to resign.
On Friday, three trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha near the town of Balasore. The collision is considered to be one of the deadliest rail accidents in Indian history. As reported by the newspaper “Times of India”, citing the preliminary results of the investigation, an express train crashed into a parked freight train. Three carriages were thrown onto nearby tracks and struck the rear of another express train.
