The Coromandel Express Train Accident train going from Howrah to Chennai was the victim of a serious accident on Friday night. According to the information, this train collided with a freight train about 40 kilometers from Balasore in Odisha. After crashing into the freight train, leaving many sleeping cars behind, the rest of the cars derailed.
Kharagpur DRM has confirmed this: the Coromandel Express derailed, causing a collision with the Bengaluru Howrah Express. The Minister of Railways said that the Railways, NDRF, SDRF team is involved in rescue work and our focus is on rescue operations. Restoration work will not begin until relief and rescue work has been completed and the machines are already deployed for restoration.
Coromandel Express train accident
The images of the train accident that took place on Friday afternoon in Balasore, Odisha are quite painful. The death toll in this accident is continually increasing. According to official figures, so far 238 people have died and more than 900 have been injured. More than 600 people are in charge of the rescue operation. According to information provided by the South Eastern Railway, the death toll has risen to 238.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha today. He will first visit the accident site in Balasore and then visit Cuttack hospital. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his condolences for the loss of life in the Balasore train accident in Odisha. Up to now he has revealed the news of the death of 238 people in this accident.
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Coromandel Express accident: reason
No official details have been shared about how the incident occurred, but it is news that this horrible accident occurred due to both trains arriving on the same line. It is news that due to signal failure, both trains reached the same track and collided. The accident was so tragic that the train locomotive got on the freight train.
On the train accident in Odisha’s Baleshwar district, the railway spokesman said that the rescue operation has ended. Restoration work is now beginning. Kavach was not available on this route and as of now it is only available around 1100 KMS.
Coromandel Express Accident – Live Updates
After this accident, the circulation of many trains has been affected and trains have been canceled and the route of more than a dozen trains has also been diverted. Authorities are working to repair the route after the accident. You must know that the Coromandel Express was going from Howrah to Chennai Central, and when the train reached Bahanga Bazar station, it collided with a freight train. Then some carriages of the Coromandel Express derailed, while another train arrived there during this time and carriages of the Coromandel Express collided with this train. It is news that due to this, few carriages of both trains derailed.
According to the chief secretary of Odisha, 238 people have been killed in this accident so far and more than 900 have been injured. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a day of state mourning and canceled statehood day celebrations after the train crash. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to arrive at Balasore District Hospital. She can meet the wounded here.
Coromandel Express Accident Helpline Number 2023
- Howrah Helpline Number: 033-26382217
- Bhadrak: 8455889900
- Jajpur Keonjhar Road: 8455889906
- Court: 8455889917
- Bhubaneswar: 8455889922
- Khurda Highway: 6370108046
- Brahmapur: 89173887241B
- Hello: 9937732169
- Word: 8978881006
- Kharagpur: 8972073925, 9332392339
- Balasore: 8249591559, 7978418322
- Shalimar: 9903370746
Coromandel Express crash: PM Modi to go to crash site
A major train accident occurred in Odisha on Friday. The Coromandel Express derailed in Balasore, Odisha, after which its carriages overturned on an adjacent track. Meanwhile, another train coming from behind collided with the fallen carriages. There are reports of hundreds of injuries and dozens of deaths in this incident.
The Coromandel Express runs between the Howrah station in Calcutta, in West Bengal, and Chennai, in Tamil Nadu. The collision took place near the Bahnaga railway station, near Balasore. According to the news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha today. He will first visit the accident site in Balasore and then visit Cuttack hospital.
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