Dozens have been killed and over 300 injured in a three-train crash in eastern India, official says
Two passenger trains and a goods train collided in an accident in the city of Balasore in Odisha state, according to a video statement by state chief secretary Pradeep Jena. From the scene of the rescue operation, the Director General of the state’s fire services told Indian news agency ANI that more than “more than 120 dead bodies” had been recovered, and that he believed the death toll “might go up.
The crash has shocked the country, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeting his condolences. “Distressed by the train accident in Odisha. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all possible assistance is being given to those affected,” he wrote.
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