PM Modi will reach Balasore immediately; to visit tragic spot

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will reach Odisha to spearhead the rescue operations and will also visit the tragic site of train crash in Bahanaga. Today morning, the PM called for an urgent meeting with the Railway minister to sort out the rescue operations and to evaluate further processes. It was only after the meeting that news came out about PM Modi visiting Balasore in Odisha. The PM will also visit the injured ones in Cuttack Hospital.

As of now, the death count in yesterday’s tragic crash has reached 280. More people are feared of being trapped inside the capsized bogies. The NDRF and team are engaged in toiling work to restrict the casualties. It was late into yesterday night that India witnessed one of the worst-ever train tragedies. The coromandel express heading to Chennai from Shalimar derailed and rammed into a goods train with more than 15 bogies getting into another track. Meanwhile, the Yeswantpur-Howrah Express(12864) speeding down the other track also crashed into the train adding to the catastrophe.