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Friday, Jun 20, 2025
At least 288 died and over 1,100 were injured in the triple train collision at Balasore in Odisha Friday night.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued a statement in the wake of the triple train crash in Balasore, Odisha.
The prime minister was accompanied by union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Dharmednra Pradhan in Odisha's Balasore where a triple train crash led to at least 261 deaths.
Doctors from AIIMS-Bhubaneswar have been dispatched to Balasore and Cuttack in Odisha to assist in the relief operations at the train accident site.
Almost 13 coaches of Coromandel Express including general, sleeper, AC 3 tier and AC 2 tier are completely damaged.
The Railways is in the process of installing 'Kavach', an anti-train collision system, across its network.
Nearly 288 people were killed and over 900 injured in the crash involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train on Friday.
PM Narendra Modi will visit the site of the accident in Balasore on Saturday, said sources.
Udayanidhi Stalin and S.S. Sivasankar along with three IAS officers -- to reach Odisha and coordinate with the Railway officials on further action.
Vaishnaw said the main focus now is rescue and relief operations.
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