🔴 Death toll in Odisha train accident rises to 288; PM Modi says those responsible won't be spared, railway minister orders high-level probe

Nearly 50 ambulances have reported but the injured appear far too many. Large no of buses being mobilised to shift injured to hospital: Odisha chief secretary

As per the information received till now, there are 238 casualties. Around 650 injured passengers have been taken to the Hospitals of Gopalpur, Khantapara, Balasore, Bhadrak and Soro: South Eastern Railway

UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi has expressed his deepest condolence to the families and the Government of India for the tragic train crash in Odisha in which at least 233 people were killed. On Friday, in one of the worst railway disasters in India, three trains collided one after another in a horrific sequence in Odisha's Balasore district, setting off a massive rescue and evacuation process. “I'm deeply saddened to hear the news of the train crash in Odisha, India. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and with the emergency services. Heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of India,” Korosi, the President of the 77th session of the General Assembly tweeted.

Tamil Nadu announces one-day mourning for those who died in Odisha train accident

Huge cranes and bulldozers have been brought in to raise a coach which has been buried by the impact of another wagon falling on as rescue workers wield gas torches and electric cutters to pull out survivors and the dead from the mangled steel of three trains that derailed one on top of another in a horrific sequence, killing at least 238 people and injuring more than 900 in Odisha's Balasore district, officials and witnesses said Saturday. Officials in Bhubaneswar said 200 ambulances, 50 buses and 45 mobile health units were working at the accident site, besides 1,200 personnel. The bodies were being taken to the hospitals in all kinds of vehicles, including tractors.

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced an assistance amount of Rs 5 lakh for the family of deceased and Rs 1 lakh for injured in Balasore train accident. Stalin today reached the State Emergency Operation Centre in Chennai to take stock of the situation. Stalin informed that he had spoken to Odisha's CM Naveen Patnaik and assured him of all possible assistance from Tamil Nadu Government.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday deployed Mi-17 helicopters for the evacuation of deceased and injured in the Odisha triple train accident, informed Eastern Command. The death toll in the Odisha train accident involving two express trains -- Bengaluru-Howrah Express and Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express -- and a goods train in Balasore has risen to 238, South Eastern Railway said on Saturday. According to the Eastern Command, IAF is coordinating the rescue efforts with the civil administration and Indian Railways.

The toll in the disastrous railway accident in Odisha has risen to 261 and rescue operations at the site have been completed, a South Eastern Railway official said on Saturday. "The number of casualties in Friday's railway accident has increased to 261. Another 650 injured passengers are being treated at various hospitals in Odisha," SER spokesperson Aditya Chowdhury said.

With the support of the Centre, Odisha government can face any challenge. We are a state which has faced (cyclone) Fani and other challenges and earned a name in the world and we have accepted this challenge and will fight it successfully with the help of PM, CM:- Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal on train accident

The Balasore district hospital and Soro hospital where the injured have been rushed after three trains derailed one on top of another in a horrific accident, killing at least 261 people and injuring over 650 in Odisha, looked like war zone with the injured lying on stretchers in the corridor and rooms bursting at its seams with extra beds propped up to take care of the unending stream of injured passengers.

544 persons were injured. 25 persons of West Bengal are admitted in hospitals in Odisha and 11 persons in West Bengal: West Bengal Govt

This is a very disturbing accident. The government will leave no stone unturned for those injured. We cannot bring back to those whom we have lost, but we are with the families: PM Modi

Railway is working towards track restoration: PM Modi

Further, any cancellation and rescheduling of flights due to the incident may be done without penal charges, MoCA issues advisory

The people of Bihar can dial emergency helpline numbers 0612-2249204 and 0612-229405. A dedicated team has been deployed which will provide detailed status of the victims.

Anti-collision device was an old technology used in Railways. It used to work with automatic brakes in locomotive proximity. However, if the driver crossed the red signal, then there were no automatic brakes. The enhanced version of this technology, TCAS, was designed indigenously. Work is being done with regard to this, and it has been rolled out nationwide. It has also been sanctioned in various railway lines, and we are expecting to have it installed by 2024

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha transport department cracked the whip on several West Bengal-bound buses for fleecing passengers on Saturday. The buses were fined for charging exorbitant fares amid cancellation of several trains in view of the train accident in Balasore on Friday evening.

Acting at the directive of chief minister Nitish Kumar, the Bihar government on Saturday decided to send a team of four senior officials to Odisha’s Balasore to provide necessary assistance to train passengers hailing from Bihar. These passengers were affected by the train accident on Friday.

At a time when hospitals in Balasore were staring at an imminent shortage of blood in view of the admission of hundreds of profusely bleeding passengers of the horrific train accident, people from the locality and nearby areas turned as saviours by voluntarily donating blood on Friday evening and Saturday

Restoration work is ongoing at Warfooting at train accident site in Balasore, Odisha with 1000+ Manpower working tirelessly. At present, more than 7 Poclain Machines, 2 Accident Relief Trains, 3-4 Railway and Road Cranes have been deployed for early restoration, tweets Ministry of Railway

According to the preliminary findings, there has been some issue with the signalling. We are still waiting for the detailed report from the Commissioner of Railway Safety. Only Coromandal Express met with an accident. The train was at a speed of around 128 km/h: Jaya Varma Sinha, Member of Operation and Business Development, Railway Board

With restoration work underway, at least two railway lines are expected to be operational by 8pm today at the site. We expect that trains will start running at a low speed. Inquiry is underway, we are investigating all angles. Prima facie it appears to be an issue of signalling, but we cannot authenticate anything as of now: Jaya Varma Sinha, Member of Operation and Business Development, Railway Board

Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says, "Track linking of Up-line has been done at 1645 hrs. Overhead electrification work started."

"My prayer go to the many victims of the train accident that occurred two days ago (June 2) in India. I express my closeness to the injured and their families. May the Heavenly Father welcome the souls of the deceased into his kingdom," says Pope Francis: Reuters