Andhra Pradesh train crash drivers 'distracted' by cricket match - BBC News

The drivers of a deadly train crash in October were watching cricket on a phone, an Indian minister says.

21 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, Hundreds of emergency workers were at the site to clear the wreckageBy Lipika PelhamBBC NewsThe drivers of a train that crashed in southern India in October, killing 14 people, were distracted watching a cricket match on a phone, India's railways minister said.

Dozens more were injured when the train collided with another train in Andhra Pradesh state.

Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the drivers were watching India play England during the one-day World Cup.

Both of them lost their lives in the incident.

Hundreds of millions of cricket fans tuned in to see the live broadcast of the match, which hosts India won.

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