New Delhi:
Many individuals have been killed and 300 have been injured when a passenger practice hit the derailed coaches of one other practice in Odisha’s Balasore this night. Many are feared trapped. A 3rd freight practice was additionally concerned within the accident, Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena advised NDTV.
Coromandel Categorical, which was going from Kolkata to Chennai, rammed into the derailed coaches of the opposite practice, which was going from Bengaluru to Kolkata, Railway Ministry spokesperson Amitabh Sharma advised NDTV.
The main points of the 2 trains are 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Categorical and 12864 Yashwantpur-Howrah Superfast Categorical.
Fifteen coaches of Coromandel Categorical got here off the tracks, whereas two of the opposite practice bought derailed.
Odisha Fireplace Providers chief Sudhanshu Sarangi is supervising rescue operations. Medical schools and hospitals in and round Balasore have been alerted and 60 ambulances have been mobilised.
Over 100 personnel of the Nationwide Catastrophe Aid Pressure (NDRF) and its state counterpart are searching for trapped passengers and slicing by means of the particles to succeed in them.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted she is monitoring the state of affairs frequently personally with the Chief Secretary and different senior officers.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has advised Income Minister Pramila Malik to go to the accident web site, information company PTI reported.
Derailment of 12841 Shalimar – Chennai Coromandal Categorical
================Howrah Assist line Quantity : 033-26382217
Kharagpur Assist line Quantity: 8972073925 & 9332392339
Balasore Assist line Quantity: 8249591559 & 7978418322
Shalimar Assist line Quantity: 9903370746
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Howrah helpline – 033 26382217, Kharagpur helpline – 8972073925, 9332392339, Balasore helpline – 8249591559, 7978418322, Shalimar helpline – 9903370746, MAS helpline – 044 25330952, 044 25330953, 044 25354771