PM Modi to visit site of train accident in Odisha as toll nears 300

PM Modi to visit site of train accident in Odisha as toll nears 300
PM Modi to visit site of train accident in Odisha as toll nears 300

PM Modi to visit site of train accident: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Odisha on Saturday, where a triple train accident claimed the lives of nearly 300 people on Friday. PM Modi will also visit the hospital in Cuttack where the injured have been admitted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday visit Odisha’s Balasore, where the horrific train accident claimed the lives of nearly 300 people and left more than 900 injured.

According to the details, the prime minister will first visit the site of the train accident and will then visit the hospital in Cuttack, where the injured have been admitted.

Meanwhile, the railways today said the rescue operations at the accident site were over.

PM Modi to visit site of train accident: The train crash, the fourth deadliest in India according to available records, 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, prompting the Railway Ministry to order a probe.

The inquiry into the train accident will be led by AM Chowdhary, Commissioner Railway Safety, South East Circle, the Indian Railways said in a statement. The Commissioner Railway Safety comes under the Ministry of Civil Aviation.