New Delhi, 4/6: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the railway board has recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI into the horrific three-train collision in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday night in which more than 270 people died.
Earlier on Sunday, the railways virtually ruled out driver error and system malfunction, indicating a possible “sabotage” and tampering of the electronic interlocking system behind the triple train accident.
Vaishnaw said the “root cause” of the accident and the “criminals” responsible for it have been identified.