What We Know About India’s Deadliest Train Crash in Decades

Latest death toll is 275, revised lower than initial counts
PM Modi unlikely to face immediate fallout from the tragedy

India said its deadliest rail accident in nearly three decades was due to a fault in an electronic signaling system, as the focus turned from recovering victims to restoring train operations. Sudhi Ranjan Sen reports on Bloomberg Television.Source: Bloomberg

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By Bibhudatta Pradhan and Pratik Parija

June 5, 2023 at 4:10 AM EDT

India’s deadliest rail accident in nearly three decades has renewed focus on the safety issues that plague one of the world’s biggest railway networks.

The three-train collision that left at least 275 people dead and more than 800 injured comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been promoting a push to improve India’s infrastructure. His government has touted new, super-fast trains and plans to make the railways carbon neutral by 2030.

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