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Indian Railways is working on a war footing to resume the services on Howrah-Chennai rail route. It has deployed more than 1000 workers, 7 Poclain Machines, 2 Accident Relief Trains, 3-4 Railway and Road Cranes for early restoration. (PTI Photo)
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This is being dubbed as the worst rail accident in India in nearly three decades. More than 285 people have lost their lives and over 1100 injured. (PTI photo)
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw along with senior officials are at the site of the accident to monitor the restoration process. (PTI Photo)
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It is likely that the service will first normalise on the down line. With traffic on the route disrupted, over 150 trains were cancelled, diverted or short-terminated.(PTI Photo)
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A team of doctors and experts from the AIIMS here and other central hospitals of Delhi have been rushed to Bhubaneswar through a special IAF flight to provide medical assistance to those injured in the deadly crash. (PTI Photo)
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The national transporter has initiated a high-level probe into the accident that will be headed by the commissioner of railway safety, South Eastern Circle. (PTI Photo)
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According to PTI, the preliminary inquiry report said the signal “was given and taken off for the up main line for train number 12841 (Coromandel) but the train entered the up loop line and dashed with the goods train which was on the loopline and derailed”. (PTI Photo)
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The crash involving Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, which were carrying around 2,000 passengers, and a goods train occurred around 7 PM on Friday near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore. (PTI Photo)
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Seventeen coaches were derailed and severely damaged in the accident, trapping hundreds of passengers. Both passenger trains were at a high speed and it has been cited by experts as one of the main reasons for the high number of casualties. (PTI Photo)
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