The driver was engrossed in watching cricket on mobile! Railway Minister reveals cause of Andhra train accident

New Delhi: On October 29, 2023, 14 passengers were killed when two passenger trains collided in Andhra Pradesh. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has confirmed the cause of the accident. Speaking on Saturday, he said that the driver and his assistant were intoxicated in a cricket match in one of the two trains. And that’s why such fatal accidents happen!

The train was on its way from Visakhapatnam to Rayagada when the accident took place in October. It was a passenger train. The other train is express. The train, Palasa Express, was on its way to Visakhapatnam. “In the recent accident in Andhra Pradesh, we saw that the loco pilot and co-pilot were watching a cricket match.