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.
Odisha train accident: The rescue operations are on and all hospitals in the nearby districts have been put on alert.
More than 200 people were killed and over 900 were injured after a major accident involving three train took place in Balasore, Odisha on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Nitish Kumar, a resident of Warsaliganj ward number 19. He was wearing earphones while crossing the railway track.
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