Wrong Interpretation Of Signals Led To Kanchanjunga Express Collision: Report

At least 10 people died and dozens others were injured as the Kanchanjunga Express was hit by a goods train near New Jalpaiguri on June 17.

The accident involving Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train in West Bengal's Darjeeling district last month occurred due to wrong interpretation of signals by the goods train driver, according to a preliminary report accessed by NDTV.

There were "lapses at multiple levels in managing the train operations under Automatic Signal Failures", which led to the collision, said the report submitted by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS).

It gave a clean chit to the express train's loco pilot.