Venkatesh, who was assigned to the NDRF's 2nd battalion in Kolkata, initially contacted the battalion's senior inspector to inform him of the accident.
The toll in the disastrous railway accident in Odisha has risen to 275 and rescue operations at the site have been completed. The rstoration work is underway with '1000+ manpower' working at crash site.
The preliminary inquiry report indicate that a human error may be behind the tragedy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the accident site and was briefed by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as well as officers of the disaster management teams. He also met some of the injured in the hospital.
Odisha Train Tragedy: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced Rs 5 lakh compensation to families of West Bengal passengers killed in the accident, Rs 1 lakh to critically injured, and Rs 50,000 to those with minor injuries.
Odisha Train Accident: AAP on Saturday alleged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's entire focus is on "PR exercise and showing off" and not passengers' safety.
Odisha Train Accident: The North Western Railway has issued helpline numbers for the convenience of passengers, in view of the train accident in Odisha's Balasore.
Odisha Train Tragedy: Citing the past, NCP leader Ajit Pawar took a potshot against the Centre and Railways Minister over the Odisha train tragedy.
The two trains were carrying around 2,000 passengers. At least 261 people have been killed in the accident and nearly 1,000 were injured.
The accident, involving three trains, is one of the worst in the country and took place in Balasore district on Friday night. The accident also injured more than 900 people.
Virat Kohli posted a Twitter post to wish a speedy recovery to the injured and said that his prayers are with the people who lost their loved ones in the accident.
Odisha train accident: On 13 February 2009, the Coromandel Express met with an accident near Jajpur Road in Odisha. 16 passengers were killed and 161 were injured in that accident.
The indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System known as 'Kavach' was announced by the Ministry of Railways on March 23, 2022, as a significant step toward improving train safety in India.
Odisha Train Accident: At least 238 people were killed and more than 900 injured in the train crash involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train in Odisha's Balasore district.
Odisha train accident: The rescue operations are on and all hospitals in the nearby districts have been put on alert.
Odisha Train Accident: Several celebrities including Salman Khan, Jr NTR, Sonu Sood and others expressed deep shock and grief. At least 238 passengers have lost their lives and over 900 are severely injured after two passenger trains and one goods train collided.
Odisha Train derail: Due to the accident of two passenger trains and a goods train in Balasore, the death toll in this painful train accident has increased to 233. The number of dead may increase.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reached the accident spot in Balasore to review the situation.
Odisha Train derail News: Due to the accident of two passenger trains and a goods train in Balasore, the death toll in this painful train accident has increased to 238. The number of dead may increase.
Odisha Train derail: Due to the accident of two passenger trains and a goods train in Balasore, the death toll in this painful train accident has increased to 233. The number of dead may increase.
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