Rescue ended, nearly 290 people died

On the evening of June 3, Indian officials confirmed that the rescue operation after the most serious railway accident in 20 years had ended.

The current death toll is 288, with more than 850 injured.

An official from the Balasore Field Rescue Command Centre (Odisha state) announced that the rescue operation had ended and "all the bodies and injured passengers have been removed from the accident site".

Railway accident in India: Rescue ends, nearly 290 people dead - 1 — Rescue workers work at the scene of a train accident in Odisha, India, June 3. (Photo: AFP/TTXVN).

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the scene of the accident by helicopter on June 3 and visited the injured who were being treated at hospitals in Balasore. He vowed to take strict action against those responsible for the tragic accident.

Prime Minister Modi has directed the government to ensure support to the injured and their families. He also called for special attention to the bereaved families and for the affected people to continue to receive the support they need.

The accident occurred when a high-speed train running in the South-North direction from Bengaluru city (Karnataka state) to Kolkata city (West Bengal state) derailed in Balasore district, Odisha state, with some carriages falling near the North-South railway track.

Minutes later, another train running north-south from Kolkata to Chennai (Tamil Nadu state) crashed into the derailed train, some of its carriages crashing into a nearby freight train.

This is the second deadliest railway accident in Indian history.

Indian Railways CEO Amitabh Sharma confirmed that in addition to the two passenger trains, a freight train parked at the scene was also involved in the accident.

The inter-agency inspection report by the supervisors states that the green signal was given to the Coromandel Express to pass through the designated main line, which was then switched off. However, the train entered a loop, hit a stationary goods train and derailed. Meanwhile, the express train coming from Yashwantpur hit the same train, causing some of its carriages to derail.

To date, Indian authorities have yet to officially announce the cause of the tragic accident that killed at least 288 people and injured more than 800.

Local officials said the death toll could rise as many people remain in critical condition in hospital. Estimates suggest the death toll could rise to 380.

Leaders from around the world have expressed their deepest condolences to the victims' families and the Indian government.

Prime Minister Modi expressed his gratitude and said that the leaders' messages of condolence had "given strength" to the families of the victims and those affected by the horrific tragedy.

(Source: vietnamplus)

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