Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed that the driver and assistant driver of a passenger train involved in a fatal collision in Andhra Pradesh were watching a cricket match on their phones. The incident, which occurred on October 29, 2023, resulted in the death of 14 passengers and left over 50 injured.
“The recent case in Andhra Pradesh happened because both the loco pilot and co-pilot were distracted by the cricket match which was going on. Now we are installing systems which can detect any such distraction and make sure that the pilots and the assistant pilots are fully focussed on running the train,” Vaishnaw told PTI Videos.
