Here’s the reason behind the bizarre Odisha Train accident

According to preliminary findings from the railways’ signalling control room, the Coromandel Express train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, in which close to 300 people died, may have been caused by human error because the train took the incorrect track minutes before the tragedy.

The reason for the accident will not be determined until a comprehensive investigation is completed.

According to a video from the signalling control room of the Railways’ Kharagpur division, the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express took a loop line where the goods train was parked just after crossing Bahanagar Bazar station at around 6.55 p.m. on Friday, rather than the main line, according to a senior Railway official.

According to a railway ministry official, the Coromandel Express collided with a goods train and derailed on the main line. Within minutes of the collision, the official cited above stated that the Howrah-bound Yashwantnagar Express from the other side crashed with the Coromandel Express.

“How and why it happened will be revealed in the detailed inquiry the railway board has ordered.” However, according to the official, it looks to be a human mistake, who did not want to be identified.

A similar disaster occurred in 1995 in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, when three trains collided, according to the same source. Around 350 people were killed in the catastrophe, and rescue efforts lasted three days.

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