2023 Odisha train collision
train collision in Balasore, Odisha, India, on 2 June 2023 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A train crash took place on 2 June 2023 when 10-12 coaches[1] of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and 3-4[2] coaches of another train from Yeswanthpur to Howrah derailed near Balasore in Balasore district in Odisha, India.[2][3] On 4 June, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the root cause of the train collision had been identified.[4] First findings show that an electronic signal that didn't work as it should might have caused the accident, or contributed to it.[5]
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Prime minister Narendra Modi tweeted condolences to the families and also spoke about this with railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav.[6]
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