Death Toll In Odisha Train Tragedy Climbs To 207, Over 900 Injured

New Delhi, June 3 (TNA) The death toll in the rail mishap in Balasore, Odisha late on Friday has risen to 207, a railway official said on Saturday. A passenger train has hot the derailed coaches of another train last evening, leading to this massive figure of dead. Odisha Chief Secretary PK Jena, in a Tweet confirmed the casualities.

PK Jena wrote, "Death toll in the train accident increasing. Latest report from @SRC_Odisha from the accident site puts the figure at 207. No of Injured has been about 900." Coromandel Express, which was going from Kolkata to Chennai, rammed into the derailed coaches of the other train, which was going from Bengaluru to Kolkata. Helpline numbers have been issued by the authorities and over a hundred National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel have been involved in the rescue operations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the major train accident has spoken to Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and is taking stock of the situation and said all possible assistance is being given to the affected. Distressed by the train accident in Odisha. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon, he tweeted.