What caused the tragic collision of the Kanchanjunga Express?
Early Monday morning, the Kanchanjunga Express, traveling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata, experienced a tragic accident when a goods train collided with it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri. The collision resulted in the deaths of nine people and injuries to 41 others. Initial reports indicate that the accident was caused by human error and a failure in the signaling system. Read more: https://indiaobservers.com/train-accident-new-jalpaiguri-kanchanjunga-express-crash-details/ The Railway Board's preliminary report reveals that the goods train was operating under a defective automatic signaling system and was traveling above the speed limit when it struck the Kanchanjunga Express. According to railway protocol, when the automatic signaling system fails, a written authority known as ‘TA 912’ must be issued, allowing train drivers to pass all red signals. Both the Kanchanjunga Express and the goods train had received this authorization...