Two passenger trains and a goods train collided in an accident in the city of Balasore in Odisha state, according to state chief secretary Pradeep Jena. The resulting impact killed at least 207 people and injured 900 people, Jena said on Twitter, citing the state’s disaster management agency. Video footage also showed upturned coaches littered across train tracks, and people climbing a mangled train carriage. One of trains involved in the accident is the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel express, carrying passengers from West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of the state of West Bengal, said on Twitter. “Distressed by the train accident in Odisha.

Source: CNN June 02, 2023 23:04 UTC