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Indian officials say deadly train crash caused by signal error

Policemen inspect the wrecked carriages of a three-train collision near Balasore, in the state of Odisha, India on June 4, 2023 © Dibyangshu Sarkar, AFP

Desperate relatives searched Sunday for loved ones missing after India's worst train disaster in decade claimed the lives of at least 275 people as India's railway minister said the cause and people responsible for the crash had been identified, pointing to an electronic signal system without giving further details.

Debris was piled high at the site of Friday night's crash near Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, with compartments smashed and the blood-stained wreckage of some carriages flung far from the tracks.

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