Tragic accident, and it really makes you question how much government-run infrastructure is actually being maintained properly. When the state controls the railways, you end up with bloated bureaucracy and corners being cut on safety instead of focusing on efficiency and real accountability. Private companies would have a much bigger incentive to keep the tracks safe and avoid disasters like this, since their reputation and profits would be on the line. This is just another example of why we need less state control and more competition in critical services.