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.
Prasad, who is a former railway minister, said the government must also consider increasing the ex-gratia announced for the injured.
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The goods train was stationed in a loop line beside the tracks through which the Coromandel Express was passing when it got derailed and some of its coaches fell on it.
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.
A major train accident has happened in Balasore, Odisha..in which 233 people have been reported killed so far..whereas more than 900 people are reported to be injured. What is the situation inside, see the ground report
Coromandel Train Accident: Our nonstop coverage continues on the biggest rail accident of the year... where 3 trains collided in Odisha's Balasore in such a way that 238 people lost their lives... more than 900 people were injured... in this terrible accident The pictures that are coming out...
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.
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.
Balasore train accident: Death toll rises in Odisha train accident, 238 people killed so far in Odisha train accident
Odisha train accident: The accident happened near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar, around 7 pm on Friday.
Odisha train accident: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw assured that a detailed high-level inquiry into the incident. He also said that the cause of the accident will be known after the Commissioner of Railway Safety submits his report.
Odisha train accident: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the accident while Nepal PM expressed grief over the incident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to flag off Goa's first Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express virtually today.
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