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The incident took place near Bahanga Bazar station in Balasore at around 7 pm on Friday evening.
238 people died in the train accident in Balasore, Odisha at 7 pm on Friday, while more than 900 passengers were injured. However, Railways has so far confirmed 650 people injured. Kolkata-Chennai-bound Coromandel Express and Yesvantpur-Howrah Duronto derailed near Bahanaga in Balasore.
According to railway officials, earlier the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express was derailed. Some of its coaches overturned on another track and collided with the Yesvantpur-Howrah Express coming from the other side. After this, 15 bogies of both the trains derailed. These bogies collided with the goods train standing on the other track. The collision was so strong that the engine of the passenger train climbed onto the goods train.
Understand the accident with a series of photographs…
1. When did the accident happen?
The accident took place at 7 pm on Friday near Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore, 175 km from Bhubaneswar.
The picture is after the accident. There were four tracks here. All uprooted. The cans piled on each other.
The coaches of the trains overturned after the collision.
2. First a train derailed, collided with another……then collided with goods train
Yesvantpur-Howrah train (12864), Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express in the accident. (12841) and goods train collided. The coaches of Yesvantpur-Howrah Duronto Express (12864) going from Bengaluru to Howrah derailed and fell on the other track. Meanwhile, Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express coming from the other side. (12841) collided with the derailed coaches. Some of its coaches collided with a goods train parked next to it. The rescue work was going on throughout the night. Local people were the first to reach the accident site.
3. Reason not yet revealed
The reason for the accident is not yet clear. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that it will be analyzed closely. Taking care of the injured is the first priority right now.
The rescue started shortly after the accident, which is still going on. The rescue operation was hampered by the collision of coaches on each other.
The collision was so strong that the engine of the Coromandel Express climbed over the goods train.
The coaches of the trains were separated with the help of cranes.
Yesvantpur – Howrah Duronto Express. The collision split the coaches of the Coromandel Express into two pieces.
It can be seen in this photo that the Yesvantpur-Howrah Duronto Express ran over the Coromandel Express.
This photo is of a compartment of the Coromandel Express, which overturned.
The rescue team pulled out the people by cutting the cans with gas cutters.
After the accident, people were seen searching for their loved ones. The passengers were pulled out by the local people from the coaches that were left safe.
4. Damage in the accident… 238 killed so far, 900 injured
So far 238 people have been confirmed dead in this train accident, while 900 people have been injured. However, this figure may increase.
After the accident, there was a pile of dead bodies on the spot. Right now many people are feared to be buried in the wreckage of the train.
238 people have been confirmed killed in the accident. Although the number of dead may increase.
More than 50 ambulances were deployed on the spot, from which the injured were taken to the hospital.
5. Local people arrived to donate blood to the injured in the accident
After the accident, the injured were immediately admitted to hospitals in Gopalpur, Kantapara, Balasore, Bhadrak and Soro. People are reaching these hospitals in search of their relatives. At the same time, a large number of local people have also reached the hospital to help the injured. He is donating blood to the injured.
This photo is of Balasore Hospital. Where the injured are being treated.
A large number of local people reached Balasore Hospital for blood donation.
People searching for their relatives on the train.