Know How 3 Trains Crashed with Each Other Within Minutes in Balasore

Bhubaneswar: At least 238 lives were lost and more than 900 were injured in the horrific three-train collision in Odisha’s Balasore on Friday night.

This major accident occurred when the Coromandel Shalimar Express derailed and hit a goods train. And at the same time another train, the Yesvantpur-Howrah Superfast, crashed into the derailed coaches.

According to Amitabh Sharma, executive director, of Indian Railways, two passenger trains had an active involvement in the accident while the third train, a goods train, which was parked at the site, also got (involved) in it.

This major train accident happened at a time when a large number of passengers were sleeping.

The Coromandel Shalimar Express, heading to Chennai, got derailed and hit a goods train. Its several coaches flipped over. The Yesvantpur-Howrah Superfast Express sped in and collided with the derailed coaches. Both trains were traveling at high speed when the collisions took place.

According to officials, this major tragedy took place between 6.50 pm and 7.10 pm.

The Railways have ordered a probe amid questions on possible operational failure.