Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while discussing the latest safety measures being taken up by the Indian Railways, referred to the October 2023 Andhra train collision, on Saturday. Talking about the incident, the Railway Minister revealed that the driver and the assistant driver of one of the two passenger trains that collided were watching a cricket match on phone.
Which trains collided in October 2023?
One of the trains involved in the accident was the Rayagada Passenger train which hit the Visakhapatnam Palasa train from behind at 7 pm on October 29 on the Howrah-Chennai line in Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram district. The collison led to the death of 14 passengers, while 50 others were injured.
