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Odisha Train Accident Updates: 43 Trains Cancelled, 38 Diverted After Accident, Say Officials

Coromandel Express Accident: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared one-day state mourningin view of the horrific train crash.

Odisha Train Accident Updates: 43 Trains Cancelled, 38 Diverted After Accident, Say Officials

More than 200 people were killed and 900 were injured when a passenger train hit the derailed coaches of another train in Odisha's Balasore Friday evening. 

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.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared one-day state mourning  in view of the horrific train crash.

Here are the Highlights on Odisha train accident:

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Jun 03, 2023 09:07 (IST)
How The Odisha Train Accident Happened: 3 Trains Collided Within Minutes
At least 233 people were killed and more than 900 injured after a horrific three-train collision last evening in Odisha's Balasore. Click here to read full story
Jun 03, 2023 08:53 (IST)
Jun 03, 2023 08:44 (IST)
Odisha Train Crash: People Queue Up To Donate Blood To Those Injured
After the horrific train accident in Balasore that claimed the lives of at least 233, people queued up to donate blood for the injured in Balasore. "I was nearby when this accident happened, we rescued around 200-300 people," said Ganesh, a local while talking to news agency ANI.
Jun 03, 2023 08:32 (IST)
Jun 03, 2023 07:53 (IST)
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reaches accident spot
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has reached accident spot in Odisha's Balasore. 233 people were killed and 900 were injured when a passenger train hit the derailed coaches of another train in the district Friday evening. 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.
Jun 03, 2023 07:47 (IST)
Odisha train accident: Rescue on in severely mangled coach, says officer

Over 200 people were killed and 900 were injured when a passenger train hit the derailed coaches of another train in Odisha's Balasore Friday evening. A third freight train was also involved in the accident, Odisha Chief Secretary PK Jena told NDTV. 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.
Jun 03, 2023 07:37 (IST)
Jun 03, 2023 07:24 (IST)
We have made security arrangements to admit all injured to hospitals: Police

Deputy Commissioner of Police in Cuttack, Pinak Mishra said on Saturday that all security precautions to admit the injured were put in place following the Coromandel Express derailment on Friday in Odisha's Balasore. Speaking to ANI about the incident, the Cuttack DCP stated that the victims of the Balasore train collision could be shifted to the medical college and hospital in Cuttack.
Jun 03, 2023 07:12 (IST)
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The train crash, one of the deadliest in India in the recent times, happened near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar, around 7 pm on Friday.
Jun 03, 2023 06:57 (IST)
Odisha train accident: 233 dead, 900 injured, says Odisha Chief Secretary
Citing the latest report, Odisha Chief Secretary said the death count stands at 233, while around 900 people were injured in the accident that occurred in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar, around 7 pm on Friday.
Jun 03, 2023 06:56 (IST)
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