Coromandel Express that was going towards Chennai first derailed and collided with the stationary goods trains while some of its coaches dashed with SMVP-Howrah Superfast Express that was coming from the opposite direction on the adjoining track.
Minutes before the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore in which 288 people lost their lives, the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express entered the loop line and then hit a stationary goods train, preliminary investigation has .
The Railway Ministry officials said that 12841 Coromandel Express (Shalimar-Madras) passing through the main up line first met with an accident and dashed with the stationary goods train in the loop line at Bahanaga Bazar station.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Minutes before the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore in which 288 people lost their lives, the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express entered the loop line and then hit a stationary goods train, preliminary investigation has revealed.