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“If an obstruction comes suddenly in front of a high-moving vehicle, then no technology in the world would prevent an accident,” Jaya Varma Sinha, Member of Operation and Business Development, Railway Board, said in a press conference today.
Some kind of interference was there, whether it was manual, weather-related, or anything else would be revealed by a full probe, Jaya Varma added underlining that there is possibility of equipment failure in all electronics systems.
“According to the preliminary findings, there was some issue with the signalling. We are still waiting for the detailed report from the Commissioner of Railway Safety,” she said.
However, the Railway official said that only after a full investigation by the railway safety commission would it be revealed what went wrong that led to the accident. She also dismissed speculation that the trains were overspending at the time.
In the high number of casualties, she said: “The goods train did not get derailed. Since the goods train was carrying iron ores, the maximum damage of the impact was on Coromandel Express. This is the reason for a huge number of deaths and injuries. The derailed bogies of Coromandel Express came on the down line, and hit the last two bogies of Yashwantpur Express which was crossing at the speed of 126 km/h from down line.”
Earlier today, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also said that the failure of the interlocking mechanism led to the accident.
“The change that occurred during electronic interlocking caused the accident. Whoever did it and how it happened will be found out after a proper investigation,” Vaihsnaw told ANI.
Explaining the interlocking mechanism, Railways Board official Sandip Mathur said that the interlocking mechanism shows whether the loop line is clear or occupied.
He said that the mechanism could be electronic or non-electronic, and that the accident site was equipped with the electronic mechanism.
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