Kavach: Did the lack of an armour kill hundreds in modern India that is spending record money for railways?

India is shaken by a three-way train collision that has killed hundreds in what is seen as the worst train disaster in two decades in a country that is busy boasting introduction of modern locomotives, harbours dreams of bullet trains and allocates record money to its railway network.

The horrifying accident involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train. Although the exact cause of the crash remains unknown, sources have suggested a potential signaling failure.

Railway officials have launched a comprehensive investigation into the train collision and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said the cause of the accident will be unearthed after the probe.