At least 200 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a train accident in India, as the death toll continues to rise, officials said.
The crash occurred Friday night in Odisha, a state in eastern India, and involved three trains, according to Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena. Several cars of a passenger train derailed in the incident, he said., noting that 207 people were killed and approximately 900 injured in the accident, per reporting from the Special Relief Organization, which deals with disaster management in the state.
Rescuers work at the site of passenger trains that derailed in Balasore district, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, June 2, 2023.A view of a damaged compartment, following the deadly collision of two trains, in Balasore, India June 2, 2023.More than 200 ambulances have responded to the scene of the "violent train accident," Jena tweeted.
Rescue teams have been mobilized from various parts of the country, according to Ashwini Vaishnaw, India's minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology."In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families," Modi tweeted. "May the injured recover soon." A view of a damaged compartment, following the deadly collision of two trains, in Balasore, India June 2, 2023.People try to escape from toppled compartments, following the deadly collision of two trains, in Balasore, India June 2, 2023.
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