Odisha Train Accident Report Released For The First Time, Spells Out Lapse

Forty-one passengers from the accident have still not been identified, the government also revealed.

A signal error led to the devastating triple train accident in Balasore, Odisha, last June, the Ministry of Railways has said, releasing the findings from the Commissioner of Railway Safety's report for the first time, detailing the causes.

The accident, which resulted in more than 293 deaths and over 1,000 injuries, was one of the worst rail disasters in India in the past two decades.

The report, disclosed in response to questions raised by MP Dr John Brittas in the Rajya Sabha, pointed to lapses in signalling circuit alteration at North Signal Goomty station and during the execution of signalling work for the replacement of the Electric Lifting Barrier.