Even after several hours have passed since this accident, it is still not clear to many people how the three trains collided with each other. Many people injured in the accident have also given different statements regarding the accident. In such a situation, it is important to know what was the whole incident of this train accident.
So far 290 people have been reported dead in the accident caused by the collision of three trains in Balasore, Odisha. At the same time, around 900 people were injured.
After this incident, many jawans of NDRF, SDRF, and security forces have also been engaged in relief and rescue work. According to eyewitnesses, the work of removing bodies from the accident site continued on Saturday morning as well.
On the accident, the Odisha government declared one-day state mourning, while BJP national president JP Nadda canceled all his programs. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee can visit the spot in Odisha on Saturday itself.
The Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express was heading towards Chennai. The train derailed and collided with a goods train standing on another track and the engine of the passenger train climbed over the goods train. Several coaches of the Coromandel overturned.
The Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express was running on an adjacent track towards Howrah. Meanwhile, he collided with the overturned coaches of the Coromandel Express on the track.
After this collision, the coaches of the Coromandel Express also derailed. The accident occurred at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore district, which is located 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar.