Odisha Train Accident: nearly 280 Dead, over 900 Injured

At least 280 people died and over 900 were injured in an accident on Friday, June 2, after a collision occurred between the Coromandel Express and the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express. The Coromandel Express operates between Bengal’s Shalimar station in West Bengal and Chennai. Odisha Train Accident: nearly 280 Dead, over 900 Injured.

The collision took place near Bahanaga railway station, resulting in a significant number of casualties among the passengers. According to Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena, a goods train was also involved in the massive accident.

The crash, one of the deadliest in India in recent times, involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train. The rescue operations are on and all hospitals in the nearby districts have been put on alert.

Three NDRF units, 4 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force units, over 15 fire rescue teams, 30 doctors, 200 police personnel and 60 ambulances have been mobilised to the site, Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep told media.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared one-day state mourning in view of the horrific train crash. The Railway Minister visited the accident site this morning to take stock of the situation. “Restoration work will take place immediately.

Staff and equipment is ready for restoration work, but our first priority is rescue and medical aid to those injured. We will know details only after a detailed inquiry. An independent inquiry will be done,” he said.

Mr Vaishnaw has also announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh for those who have died, Rs 2 lakh for those seriously injured and Rs 50,000 for those who sustained minor injuries in the accident.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi too expressed his distress over the accident, and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the family of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured from the PM’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF).

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