New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief on Friday Coromandel Express train accident in odisha Balasore The district administration assured that all possible assistance is being provided to the affected.
PM says he is distressed to hear about the accident and has spoken to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav To take stock of the situation.
PM says he is distressed to hear about the accident and has spoken to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav To take stock of the situation.
“Distressed by the train accident in Odisha. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. Wishing speedy recovery to the injured. Spoke to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and took stock of the situation. Rescue operations at the scene Its going on.” All possible assistance is being given to the accident and affected people,” PM Modi said on Twitter.
Hundreds of people were injured when eight bogies of the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed near Bahanaga station in Balasore.
Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said the number of injured was huge and buses were now being used to take the injured to nearby hospitals. He further said that another passenger train was also involved in the accident.