India train crash likely caused by signal failure, says official

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Signal failure probably caused a train crash in India that killed more than 280 people.

The country's railway minister said an error with the "electronic interlocking" - a system that manages the tracks and signal sequencing using sensors and feedback - was behind the disaster.

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Read more from India here: https://news.sky.com/story/india-train-crash-hospital-resembles-a-war-zone-in-town-on-front-line-of-overwhelming-tragedy-12896034

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