Coromandel Express accident: More than 200 people died and over 900 were injured after three trains collided near Odisha’s Balasore on Friday. As per last year’s NCRB data, as many as 17,993 railway accidents were reported in 2021. Derailment is one of the top causes of train mishaps in India. But why does it happen?
So far, 261 people have died and over 900 people injured as the two passenger trains, Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, derailed. A goods train was also hit in the process
Pope France on Saturday voiced immense sadness at this week's train disaster in India, which killed at least 288 people and injured over 900, and offered his prayers and condolences.
At least 261 people were killed and more than 900 injured after three trains collided in Odisha, India, on June 2, 2023. The crash happened near the town of Balasore, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) from the state capital, Bhubaneswar. The trains involved were the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express, the Yeswanthpur-Howrah Express, and a local train., India News, Times Now