New clues on cause of India train disaster that killed at least 275

India’s railway minister said a signal failure is to blame for the horrific train crash that left at least 275 people dead and more than 1,000 injured.
1:21 | 06/05/23

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Transcript for New clues on cause of India train disaster that killed at least 275
A LOT THIS WEEK. REBECCA REBE REBECCA? REBECCA? >> WE TOURPB THE LATEST ON WHAT >> WE TOURPB THE LATEST ON WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DEADLY TRAIN MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DEADLY TRAIN DISASTER IN INDIA THAT KILLED AT DISASTER IN INDIA THAT KILLED AT LEAST 275 PEOPLE AND INJURED LEAST 275 PEOPLE AND INJURED MORE THAN 1,000 OTHERS. MORE THAN 1,000 OTHERS. JAMES LONGMAN JOIN US WITH THE JAMES LONGMAN JOIN US WITH THE LATEST. LATEST. SKWRAEUPL, LATEST. SKWRAEJAMES SKWRAEJAM JAMES, THE IMAGES ON THE GROUND JAMES, THE IMAGES ON THE GROUND ARE HORRIFIC. ARE HORRIFIC. >> Reporter: MINISTER'S -- IT'S >> Reporter: MINISTER'S -- IT'S THE DEADLIEST CRASH IN MORE THAN THE DEADLIEST CRASH IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF ITS KIND. 20 YEARS OF ITS KIND. THE IMAGES ARE JUST HORRIFIC. THE IMAGES ARE JUST HORRIFIC. A PASSENGER TRAIN SLAMMED INTO A PASSENGER TRAIN SLAMMED INTO THAT STATIONARY GOODS TRAIN THAT STATIONARY GOODS TRAIN BECAUSE IT WAS TRAVELING ON THE BECAUSE IT WAS TRAVELING ON THE WRONG TRACKS. WRONG TRACKS. AND THEN CARRIAGES FLEW THROUGH AND THEN CARRIAGES FLEW THROUGH THE AIR, HIT ANOTHER TRAIN THE AIR, HIT ANOTHER TRAIN TRAVELING IN THE OTHER TRAVELING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. DIRECTION. AN INQUIRY HAS BEEN LAUNCHED TO AN INQUIRY HAS BEEN LAUNCHED TO WORK OUT WHETHER IT WAS HUMAN WORK OUT WHETHER IT WAS HUMAN ERROR OR A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. ERROR OR A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TRAVEL ON MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TRAVEL ON INDIA'S RAILWAY EVERY DAY. INDIA'S RAILWAY EVERY DAY. THEY HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST THEY HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST NETWORKS IN THE WORLD ALTHOUGH NETWORKS IN THE WORLD ALTHOUGH MUCH NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. MUCH NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. THEIR PRIME MINISTER SAID IF THEIR PRIME MINISTER SAID IF THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE, THEY WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE, THEY WILL BE HELD TO ACCOUNT. TO ACCOUNT. HIS GOVERNMENT HAS COME INTO HIS GOVERNMENT HAS COME INTO CRITICISM FOR FOCUSING SO MUCH CRITICISM FOR FOCUSING SO MUCH ON FANCY PROJECTS LIKE

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