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    50 Die, 500 Injured In India’s Ghastly Rail Crash

    editorBy editorJune 2, 2023Updated:June 2, 2023No Comments2 Mins Read
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    India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Friday, said he was distressed by the train accident that claimed no fewer than 50 lives and left more than 500 people injured.

    Many are feared trapped in the multiple train collision in eastern India’s Odisha state, a medical officer said Friday.

    “In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. Spoke to Railway Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw and took stock of the situation,” Modi said on Twitter.

    Local media reports showed images of a train car toppled to one side of the track with what appeared to be survivors on top of it, and local residents trying to pull out other victims to safety.

    READ ALSO: 23,000 Flee Their Homes In Northern India Amid Violence That Claimed 54 Lives

    “At least 28 people are confirmed dead, and around 300 are injured,” Anil Kumar Mohanty, a medical officer in Balasore near the crash site, told AFP. “We have rushed doctors and medical staff to the accident site,” he added.

    A second passenger train was also involved in the incident, according to Odisha’s chief secretary Pradeep Jena, but the order of events was still unclear.

    The Press Trust of India reported that around 50 people were “feared dead,” citing unnamed officials. Many passengers were believed to be trapped under rail cars at the scene.

    The office of the deputy inspector general of Balasore Police meanwhile told AFP that at least 200 people were reportedly injured, many of them serious.

    READ ALSO: Children Among Casualties As 11 Die In Northern India Gas Leak

    “The details are not too clear yet as teams are on the ground and everyone is busy in the rescue work,” the Police official said on condition of anonymity.

    Jena said about 60 ambulances and emergency teams had been dispatched to the site to help transport the injured to medical facilities across the region.

    India is no stranger to railway accidents and has seen several such incidents in the past, but railway safety — thanks to massive new investments and upgrades in technology — has improved significantly in recent years.

    AFP

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