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Updated: Jun 04, 2023, 07:20 PM IST

Odisha Train Accident: Why do Indian trains go off tracks?

A major reason for derailments was related to maintenance of tracks (171 cases), followed by "deviation of track parameters beyond permissible limits". More than 180 cases of derailments were due to mechanical reasons. More than a third of them were due to defects in coaches and wagons.