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207 people died and over 900 more were injured after a passenger train hit the derailed coaches of Coromandel Express in Odisha's Balasore district. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the kin of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh for those with serious injuries and Rs 50,000 for minor injuries. By Ajay Nath, Indrajit Kundu, Anupam Mishra: 207 people died and over 900 more were injured after a passenger train hit derailed coaches of the Coromandel Express, which runs from Shalimar station in West Bengal to Chennai, in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening. A goods train was also involved in the accident, as per Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena. WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR A Railway official said several coaches of the 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah train travelling to Howrah derailed at Bahanaga Baazar in Balasore district and fell on adjacent tracks. The 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, which was coming on those adjacent tracks, collided with the derailed coaches of the earlier train and its coaches capsized too. Odisha's Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said the collision also included a goods train. The Railway official said the derailed coaches of the Coromandel Express hit the wagons of the goods train. (Video: Chief Secretary's office) He told mediapersons that NDRF and SDRF teams are on the spot and 600-700 rescue force personnel have been deployed for the rescue operation. The chief secretary said around 50 ambulances have a...

• Also read in: • Odisha train tragedy Highlights: Railway Ministry seeks CBI probe into train crash that killed 275 people Odisha Coromandel Express train accident Highlights: The root cause of the accident has been identified and the affected tracks will be restored for normal services by Wednesday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday. Odisha train accident LIVE Updates: Rescuers conduct restoration work at the site of passenger trains that derailed in Balasore district in Odisha (Express/Partha Paul) Coromandel Express accident Highlights, June 4, 2023: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday informed that the Railway Board has recommended that the Odisha train accident case be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for further inquiry. He also said that the Up Main Line (towards Chennai), the Down Main line (towards Howrah) at Bahanaga Bazar, the site of the train accident, have been now repaired. The death toll in Friday’s train accidentin Odisha’s Balasore district where two trains– Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express– derailed, rose to 275, while more than 1,000 people were injured. Meanwhile, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a probe into the train accident. Scroll down for latest updates! The root cause of the accident has been identified and the affected tracks will be restored for normal services by Wednesday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw s...

207 people died and over 900 more were injured after a passenger train hit the derailed coaches of Coromandel Express in Odisha's Balasore district. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the kin of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh for those with serious injuries and Rs 50,000 for minor injuries. By Ajay Nath, Indrajit Kundu, Anupam Mishra: 207 people died and over 900 more were injured after a passenger train hit derailed coaches of the Coromandel Express, which runs from Shalimar station in West Bengal to Chennai, in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening. A goods train was also involved in the accident, as per Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena. WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR A Railway official said several coaches of the 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah train travelling to Howrah derailed at Bahanaga Baazar in Balasore district and fell on adjacent tracks. The 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, which was coming on those adjacent tracks, collided with the derailed coaches of the earlier train and its coaches capsized too. Odisha's Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said the collision also included a goods train. The Railway official said the derailed coaches of the Coromandel Express hit the wagons of the goods train. (Video: Chief Secretary's office) He told mediapersons that NDRF and SDRF teams are on the spot and 600-700 rescue force personnel have been deployed for the rescue operation. The chief secretary said around 50 ambulances have a...

• Also read in: • Odisha train tragedy Highlights: Railway Ministry seeks CBI probe into train crash that killed 275 people Odisha Coromandel Express train accident Highlights: The root cause of the accident has been identified and the affected tracks will be restored for normal services by Wednesday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday. Odisha train accident LIVE Updates: Rescuers conduct restoration work at the site of passenger trains that derailed in Balasore district in Odisha (Express/Partha Paul) Coromandel Express accident Highlights, June 4, 2023: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday informed that the Railway Board has recommended that the Odisha train accident case be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for further inquiry. He also said that the Up Main Line (towards Chennai), the Down Main line (towards Howrah) at Bahanaga Bazar, the site of the train accident, have been now repaired. The death toll in Friday’s train accidentin Odisha’s Balasore district where two trains– Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express– derailed, rose to 275, while more than 1,000 people were injured. Meanwhile, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a probe into the train accident. Scroll down for latest updates! The root cause of the accident has been identified and the affected tracks will be restored for normal services by Wednesday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw s...