Investigation begins into India’s deadly train crash

On Sunday, rescue workers pulled the last survivor from the devastating crash in India’s eastern Odisha state, that has left at least 275 dead and more than a thousand injured. Relatives are now on the scene trying to locate loved ones and train services on the line have resumed. Namrata Kolachalam reports that investigators are trying to pinpoint what caused one of the deadliest crashes in India’s history.

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