30 killed, 300 injured as 2 trains derail in Odisha

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Thirty people were killed and 300 were injured when a passenger train hit the derailed coaches of another train in Odisha's Balasore this evening. Many are feared trapped and the casualties may rise, officials said. A third freight train was also involved in the accident, Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena told NDTV.

Some coaches of Coromandel Express, which was going from Howrah to Chennai, had derailed and fallen on to the adjacent tracks. Yashwantpur-Howrah Superfast train, coming from the other side, rammed the derailed coaches, Railway Ministry spokesperson Amitabh Sharma told NDTV.

The details of the two trains are 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and 12864 Yashwantpur-Howrah Superfast Express.

Fifteen coaches of Coromandel Express came off the tracks, while two of the other train got derailed.

Odisha Fire Services chief Sudhanshu Sarangi is supervising rescue operations. Medical colleges and hospitals in and around Balasore have been alerted and 60 ambulances have been mobilised.

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Lankan Friday, 02 June 2023 11:55 PM

So sorry to hear this sad news and our condolences and sympathy to all who are effected by this accident..to all families of victims and injured

Keep Indians Out Of Sri Lanka, We Have China and America Saturday, 03 June 2023 12:30 AM

Look at the plight of Indian railway. But we invite these Indians to Sri Lanka to build our railways. See how many derailments and railway bridge collapses happened in Sri Lanka since Indians took control of our railway structure rebuildings.

Binura Saturday, 03 June 2023 01:10 AM

India has poor safety records

Jude Saturday, 03 June 2023 06:46 AM

ONE thing you can except is, the Railway Minister resigning!!! Yeah.

D P P Prasad Saturday, 03 June 2023 06:52 AM

A Very tragic incident the persons who are receiving the medical treatments may recover soon

kumar Saturday, 03 June 2023 07:12 PM

If some trajedy happens in India, other neibouring countries share condolances but Sri Lankans usually take the chance to attack indian technology. This is why Sri Lankans are considered belongs to subhuman category.

Binura Sunday, 04 June 2023 04:01 AM

@kumar with eye drops from your country, many are suffering. No Indians felt sorry for it or issued a statement.

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