Signal failure the likely cause of India train disaster, minister says
The BBC's Archana Shukla in Cuttack: ''Distress and chaos'' at the hospital treating the train crash injuredIndia's railway minister has suggested signal failure led to the Odisha rail disaster, with a "change in electronic interlocking" the likely cause.
In railway signalling the electronic interlocking system sets routes for each train in a set area, ensuring the safe movement of trains along the track.
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