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Railways officials suspect ‘deliberate interference’ behind deadliest train crash this century Odisha train accident – live: Death toll rises again as unclaimed bodies ‘to be embalmed ...
“Anguished by the tragic news of the accident involving the Coromandel Express, in Balasore, Odisha,” Mr Gandhi said. ... Death toll rises in Odisha train crash. Friday 2 June 2023 21:24 ...
Over 1,200 people were injured in the crash. [4] On 3 June, Odisha government officials indicated that 1,175 people were admitted to various hospitals as a result of the crash out of which 793 had minor injuries and were released after treatment, and 382 were undergoing treatment. [21]
The 2023 Odisha train collision is one of the deadliest rail accidents with 296 casualties. Indian Railways operates India's railway system and comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of Government of India. As of 2023, it maintains over 108,706 km (67,547 mi) of tracks and operates over 13,000 trains daily. [1]
The derailment of the train occurred in the east Indian state of Odisha. On 13 February 2009, a passenger train derailment occurred at 19:45 local time (14:15 UTC) near Jajpur in the eastern state of Odisha, India. Nine people were killed and 150 people were injured in the incident. [1]
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik praised local residents for saving over 1,000 lives as they swung into action immediately to help passengers following the fatal train accident on Friday.
On 2 June 2023, 288 people were killed and 1,175 were injured after trains collided near the station and it is India's deadliest railway crash in over 20 years.
Watch live: Recovery efforts progress after deadly train crash in India 08:06 , Shweta Sharma Watch The Independent’s live coverage of the Odisha train crash as recovery efforts are underway.