A major train accident occurred in Odisha, India’s Eastern State, where three trains collided. According to The Economic Times “Till now 288 bodies have been recovered and around 800 injured persons are currently admitted to different hospitals.” A terrible accident occurred when the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express train, which was going to Chennai, derailed. It collided with a goods train on a nearby track, which caused one of the back carriages of the Coromandel Express to go off onto another track. Then, the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express train, coming from the opposite direction on that track, crashed into the derailed coaches.
Local residents and rescue teams worked together to search for survivors and remove the bodies of those who lost their lives. Special trains are being arranged to evacuate people who are stranded in the affected area. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his sadness regarding the incident.
In recent years, the Indian government has made significant developments in the railway sector. They introduced their own automatic protection system or collision avoidance system called “Kavach” in 2012. Essentially, Kavach is designed to regulate a train’s speed by automatically applying brakes if the train driver fails to do so. Despite the implementation of this advanced system in some places of India, the unfortunate accident that occurred on Friday evening took place on a route where “Kavach” was not available(implemented).
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