More than 120 people died in a train accident which was registered on Friday in the state of Odisha, in eastern India.
A passenger train was reported to have derailed before being hit by another train on the adjacent track on Friday night. More than 200 ambulances were sent to the scene in Balasore district.said Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena.
Indian Railways said the two services involved are the Coromandel Express and the Howrah Superfast Express.
“We’ve already recovered more than 120 bodiessaid Sudhanshu Sarangi, an official in the Odisha Fire Department. He warned that the number “could increase as we complete the process” of reviewing the overturned wagons.
It was known that 850 people were injureddetails BBC.
#WATCH | …”We have recovered more than 120 bodies, death toll may rise…”: Sudhanshu Sarangi, DG, Odisha Fire Services on horrific train crash in Odisha’s Balasore pic.twitter.com/SLtfz0kR6Q
—ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was distraught over the incident and his thoughts were with the bereaved.
“Rescue operations are underway at the crash site and all possible assistance is being provided to those affected.”, he tweeted.
Distressed by the rail accident in Odisha. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved. May the injured recover quickly. Spoke to the Minister of Railways @AshwiniVaishnaw and assessed the situation. Rescue operations are underground at the scene of the accident and all…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 2, 2023
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Amit Shah called the incident “deeply disturbing”.
Rushing to the site in Odisha. My prayers for a speedy recovery of the injured and condolences to the bereaved.
Rescue teams mobilized from Bhubaneswar and Kolkata. NDRF, state gov. teams and air forces also mobilized.
Will take all hands needed for the rescue operations.— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) June 2, 2023
A man who survived the accident said that “10-15 people fell on me when the accident happened and everything went crazy. I was at the bottom of the pile”.
“I hurt my hand and also the back of my neck. When I got off the train, I saw that someone had lost their hand, someone had lost their leg, while someone’s face was distorted,” the survivor told the Indian news agency ANI.
Source: Eluniverso
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