Coromandel Express Train Accident:An Express Train met with an accident near Bahanaga railway station in Balasore district on Friday, reported the news agency ANI. More than 50 people have lost their lives and 400 have been injured in the incident.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will visit Balasore on Saturday morning to take stock of the ground situation
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According to the Odisha Chief Secretary nearly 50 ambulances reported but the injured appeared far too many. Large number of buses were also mobilised to shift injured to hospital.
An emergency control room number, 6782262286, was also issued by the SRC for information and help relating to the victims in the accident
According to the Special Relief Commissioner’s office in Odisha, teams have been rushed to the spot for search and rescue operation. “Collector, Balasore has also been directed to reach the spot to make all necessary arrangements and intimate the SRC if any additional help is required from the state level,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.
Reportedly, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Odisha along with senior officers Hemant Sharma, Balwant Singh, Arvind Agarwal, DG Fire Services despatched to the spot to supervise arrangements in train accident at Bahanaga.
About Coromandel Express (12841)
Train number 12841 runs between Shalimar Station in West Bengal’s Howrah and Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The two cities are located at a distance of 1,662 km.
The train takes 17 hrs 15 mins to travel from Shalimar Station and Chennai. Some of the major stations where the train stops is Vijayawada Junction, Chennai Central and Bhubaneswar. The Coromandel Express operates on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.