As many as 280 people have been killed and over 900 have been injured in a horrific train derailment that occurred on Friday evening at around 7 pm in Odisha’s Balasore. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik declared one-day state mourning on Saturday in view of the horrific train crash.
Over 280 people were killed and 900 people were injured in an accident involving three trains in Odisha’s Balasore, DGP Fire Service Sudhanshu Sarangi told India Today. What we know so far is that two passenger trains — Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express— and a goods train were involved in an accident that was triggered by a derailment.
#WATCH | The site of the horrific #BalasoreTrainAccident in Odisha where a collision between three trains left 233 dead & around 900 injured. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is taking stock of the situation at the spot as search & rescue operation continues.
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Many passengers were still feared trapped in the overturned coaches of Yashwantpur express and Army officials are working to pull the bodies out.