Odisha train accident: Death toll rises to 261, restoration work underway

India train crash latest updates — Death toll in Odisha collision nears 300 as PM Narendra Modi visits site of accident

ONE of the deadliest rail catastrophes in India’s history claimed the lives of more than 280 people and wounded more than 1,000 others on Friday when a passenger train derailed and hit two other trains in eastern India. India has been shaken by the accident in the city of Balasore in the eastern state of Odisha, prompting further calls for authorities to address safety concerns in a railway system that carries more than 13million people daily. …

The accident between two passenger trains and a freight train occurred on Friday evening. Around 900 people were injured.

Odisha train accident: Death toll rises to 261, restoration work underway

Balasore (Odisha) [India], June 3 (ANI): The death toll from a three-train crash in Odisha’s Balasore reached 261, South Eastern Railways said on Saturday. Injured passengers have been taken to hospitals of Gopalpur, Khantapara, Balasore, Bhadrak and Soro in the State. As per the officials, over 900 were injured in the incident. Railway officials said […]

Odisha Train Accident: Death Toll Rises to 261, PM Narendra Modi Leaves for Accident Site in Balasore | 📰 LatestLY

The death toll in the tragic train derailment in Odisha's Balasore district has increased to 261, with around 900 people injured, the South Eastern Railway said on Saturday. 📰 Odisha Train Accident: Death Toll Rises to 261, PM Narendra Modi Leaves for Accident Site in Balasore.

Coromandel Express accident: Death toll rises to 238, rescue ops underway; PM to visit Odisha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation in Odisha, where at least 238 people were killed in an accident involving three trains. The Prime Minister will visit the accident site in Balasore and also the Cuttack hospital where the injured are being treated, according to sources.

Rescue work continues as India train accident death toll rises to 238

New Delhi, Jun 3 (EFE).- Indian authorities said on Saturday that they were entirely focusing on search and rescue operations a day after a collision between three trains killed at least 238 people and wounded around 900 in the eastern state of Odisha. “The entire focus now is on rescue, providing the best possible treatment to the injured, and informing the families,” Indian railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters from the accident si…