Odisha Train Accident: PM Narendra Modi to reach Odisha, will visit Balasore and Cuttack as toll nears 300
PM Modi has called a high-level meeting with the railway officials to review the situation of the Odisha train accident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached the site of the horrific train accident in Odisha’s Balasore in which at least 261 people lost their lives, and around 1,000 got injured, many of the severely. After taking stock of the station at the crash site, Modi will go to the hospital in Cuttack where the victims are undergoing treatment.
The prime minister was earlier scheduled to flag off Goa’s first Vande Bharat Express train today. After the tragedy in Odisha, the Vande Bharat event was cancelled. PM Modi called a high-level meeting of the senior railway officials to take stock of the situation in Odisha.
odisha train accident site: Rescue operation completed
About 16 hours after the accident, which involved two Express trains and a goods train, the rescue operation was announced to be complete on Saturday. The official toll was announced to be 280. Around 900 passengers were taken to hospitals with small to severe injuries.
45 trains cancelled, many diverted after Odisha triple train crash
The rescuers had a tough time during the overnight work as three trains piled on each other with a high chance that passengers were trapped deep under. Rescuers had to cut through the rail cars to ensure no one was trapped alive. By 10pm, all survivors were rescued and after that it was only about picking up the bodies and the limbs.
