Odisha Train Accident Live Updates: Railway minister announces ₹10 lakh ex gratia for kin of deceased, ₹2 lakh for those severely injured
Update: 2023-06-02 22:33 IST
Major train accident in Odisha
Odisha: In a major train accident Howarh Chennai Coromandal Express collided with a goods train at Baleswar district Bahnag, 40 kms from Balasore. According to preliminary reports about 7 bogies are said to have derailed.
2023-06-02 18:03 GMT
Odisha train accident | Injured victims of the train accident brought to a hospital in Balasore. pic.twitter.com/ubVbRFe49Q— ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2023
2023-06-02 18:03 GMT
CM KCR expressed his deepest condolences to the He requested the State and Union Governments to take steps to provide better treatment to the injured and extend adequate support to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident.
2023-06-02 17:15 GMT
Rescue operation on at Bahanaga railway station. Several trains cancelled and diverted. #Odisha#CoromandelExpressDerailment pic.twitter.com/behgzAS9NP— Hemant Kumar Rout (@TheHemantRout) June 2, 2023
2023-06-02 17:14 GMT
Deeply anguished to know about the loss of lives in an unfortunate rail accident in Balasore, Odisha. My heart goes out to the bereaved families. I pray for the success of rescue operations and quick recovery of the injured.— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) June 2, 2023
2023-06-02 17:12 GMT
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Help desk set up at Chennai railway station in the aftermath of train accident in Odisha's Balasore involving Chennai bound Coromandel express train from Howrah. pic.twitter.com/5jo3LW1XnY— ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2023
2023-06-02 17:12 GMT
#WATCH | Visuals from the site of the train accident in Odisha's Balasore district where two passenger trains and one good train met with an accident leaving hundreds injured. Rescue operation is underway at the spot. pic.twitter.com/fnz6BISEPl— ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2023
2023-06-02 17:10 GMT
Anguished by the tragic news of the accident involving the Coromandel Express, in Balasore, Odisha.
My heart goes out to the bereaved families. Wishing for the speedy recovery of those injured.
I urge Congress workers & leaders to extend all support needed for rescue efforts.— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 2, 2023
2023-06-02 17:10 GMT
Nearly 50 ambulances have reported but the injured appear far too many. Large no of buses being mobilised to shift injured to hospital: Odisha Chief Secretary