A massive rescue operation was started on Friday night at the accident site in Bahanaga Bazar near Balasore to pull out people trapped in the derailed coaches. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a one-day state mourning due to the accident.
Balasore: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday reached the site of the railway mishap in Odisha's Balasore district and inspected the ground situation as the death toll due to the tragedy touched 261.
Coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah train derailed near Bahanaga Baazar, Balasore. The derailed coaches then collided with the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express