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Coromandel Train Accident: The number of people who lost their lives in the train accident that happened on Friday (June 2) in Balasore, Odisha has been updated once again. Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena informed on Sunday (June 4) that the death toll in the accident is not 288, but 275.
The State Chief Secretary said that the casualty figure was checked by the DM and it was found that some bodies were counted twice. Therefore, the number of people who lost their lives has been revised to 275. The Chief Secretary said that out of 275 bodies, 88 have been identified.
More than 700 injured discharged from hospital after treatment
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav explained the reason for the accident
Earlier on Sunday itself, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav told the reason for the accident and expressed hope of restoration of service in the accident area by Wednesday. The Railway Minister said that the cause of the accident was the failure of the ‘point machine’ required for railway signals. and ‘Electronic Interlocking’ related to the system. He said that ‘Electronic Interlocking’ The change that caused the accident has been identified.
Let us tell you that at around 7 pm on Friday evening, the Coromandel Express went to the loop line instead of the main line near Bahanga Bazar railway station in Balasore, due to which it collided with a goods train standing there. At the same time, the Bangalore-Howrah Superfast Express also came under the grip of this accident. More than one thousand people have been injured due to this accident.
Balasore Train Accident
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