Over 200 people died and 900 were injured in Odisha Train Crash. The Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express derailed and collided with a goods train that was parked on the loop track on the side, and the derailed coaches collided with the incoming Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, according to a Twitter user who claims to have survived the crash.
“As a passenger on the Coromandel Express from Howrah to Chennai, I am extremely thankful to have escaped unscathed. It probably is the biggest train accident-related incident,” he tweeted, detailing “initial impressions” on what went down.
Three general coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express are completely damaged and derailed, the Twitter user named Anubhav Das said, adding that almost 13 coaches of Coromandel Express including General, Sleeper, AC 3 tier, and AC 2 tier are “completely damaged”.
He claimed to have personally seen more than 200-250 deaths in Odisha Train Crash.
As a passenger on the Coromandel Express from Howrah to Chennai, I am extremely thankful to have escaped unscathed. It probably is the biggest train accident related incident. Thread of how the incident unfolded 1/n
— Anubhav Das (@anubhav2das) June 2, 2023
“Families crushed away, limbless bodies and a bloodbath on the train tracks. It was a sight that I will never forget. God help the families. My condolences,” he said.
Also read: 233 Dead, 900 injured in massive train tragedy in Odisha
Citing the latest report, Odisha Chief Secretary PK Jena 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.
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 mobilized to the site, Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep told NDTV.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi too expressed his distress over the accident and announced a compensation of ₹ 2 lakh for the family of the dead and ₹ 50,000 for the injured from the PM’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF).
