Railway Board official explains sequence of events leading to Odisha crash | Watch

Only Coromandal Express met with an accident. The train was at a speed of around 128 km/h said Railway Board member Jaya Verma. She said that the goods train did not get derailed. “Since the goods train was carrying iron ores, the maximum damage of the impact was on Coromandel Express. This is the reason for a huge number of deaths and injuries. The derailed bogies of Coromandel Express came on the down line, and hit the last two bogies of Yashwantpur Express which was crossing at the speed of 126 km/h from down line. Need to have proper forensic report of the accident before coming out with any outcome,” said Jaya Varma Sinha, Member of Operation and Business Development, Railway Board.