Odisha triple train crash: From Coromandel Express getting derailed to trains colliding, how the tragedy that killed over 280 people unfolded
Produced by: Prashanti Moktan
Odisha train tragedy
At least 288 people have been killed and over 900 injured as of Saturday afternoon due to a triple train accident in the Balasore district of Odisha on the night of June 2. This has become one of India's deadliest train accident in the recent past
Double derailments in Odisha: Bengaluru-Howrah train
The train mishap began when the passenger train Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express on the down line reportedly derailed at around 6.55 pm
Coromandel Express derailment
10-12 coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, which was enroute to Chennai, derailed on the up line near Baleswar and fell on the opposite track at around 7 pm
Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah train collision
The derailed coaches of the Coromandel Express collided with the Bengaluru-Howrah train as the train coming from Yeswanthpur dashed into the derailed coaches resulting in the derailment of its 3-4 coaches, as per Railway Spokesperson Amitabh Sharma
Some of the derailed coaches further ended up colliding with a goods train. This caused a triple pile-up
Triple train pileup in Odisha
The triple pile up took place near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore, which is about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar
Balasore Train Accident
Video credit: ANI
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An eyewitness, who injured his hand and his neck in the accident, recalled how 10-15 people fell on him. He said, “Someone had lost a leg, someone had lost an arm and someone's face was badly injured.”
Video: Eyewitness on the triple train crash
Video credit: ANI
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Bhadrak: 8455889900, Jajpur Keonihar Road: 8455889906, Cuttack: 8455889917, Bhubaneswar: 8455889922, Khurda Road: 6370108046, Brahmapur: 89173887241, Balugaon: 9937732169, Palasa: 8978881006, Howrah Helpline Number: 033-26382217, Kharagpur Helpline Number: 8972073925 & 9332392339, Balasore Helpline Number: 8249591559 & 7978418322, Shalimar Helpline Number: 9903370746, Howrah railway Helpline Number: 033-26382217, Kharagpur Helpline Number: 8972073925, Balasore Helpline Number: 8249591559, Chennai Helpline Number: 044- 25330952
Odisha Train Accident: Helpline numbers
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 10 lakh, Rs 2 lakh towards grievous injuries and Rs 50,000 for minor injuries, to the victims of the Odisha train accident. PM Narendra Modi announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the family of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured from the PM's National Relief Fund (PMNRF)