Odisha Train Accident: Indian Railways Transports 250 Stranded Passengers To Chennai

Railways have deployed a special train to carry passengers stranded in Odisha's Bhadrak to Chennai; the train will reach the Chennai Central Railway Station on Sunday.

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A special train carrying stranded passengers from Odisha's Bhadrak has left for Chennai following the Balasore train accident. The special train C P13671 EX-BBS-MAS carrying 250 passengers started at 8: 40 AM on Saturday and will halt at all scheduled stops of train no 12841. The special train is tentatively scheduled to reach Chennai Central Railway station at 9 AM on Sunday, as mentioned in an official statement.

Meanwhile, Army teams have been deployed to assist in evacuating and treating injured citizens in the Odisha triple train accident that claimed the lives of 238 people. According to Indian Army, the teams have been routed from multiple bases so as to reach the place of the incident as early as possible.

"Indian Army has been deployed to assist in the evacuation and treatment of injured citizens. Army medical and engineering teams with ambulances and support services have been deployed from the Eastern Command. The teams have been routed from multiple bases so as to reach the place of the incident as early as possible," said Indian Army officials.

The death toll in the Odisha train accident involving two express trains -- Bengaluru-Howrah Express and Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express -- and a goods train in Balasore has risen to 238, South Eastern Railway said on Saturday. A Help desk has been set up at Bengaluru's Yeshwanthpur railway station for providing assistance to people following Train Mishap in Odisha's Balasore.