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"We will conduct a detailed investigation to reach out the root cause behind the accident and we will take necessary steps to ensure that such an accident will not reoccur in future," Vaishnaw said.

Besides this, the Southern Railway will run a special train from Chennai for the family of the victims to reach the accident site. The train will depart from Chennai Central railway station at 7.20 p.m. to Bhadrok in Odisha.

A senior state government official said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had personally instructed Chief Secretary H.K. Dwivedi to send the team to the accident spot and help the people from West Bengal who were travelling.

At least 70 people were killed and 350 were injured when an express train hit the derailed coaches of another train in Odisha's Balasore this evening.

Till the filing of this report, at least 50 passengers were feared dead while over 350 persons reportedly sustained severe injuries in the mishap.

The Union Railways Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the kin of the deceased. Similarly, Rs 2 Lakh compensation has been announced for the grievously injured persons and Rs 50,000 for persons with minor injuries.

In a major train mishap, two express trains and a goods train derailed near Balasore's Bahanaga station in Odisha on Friday evening. According

The accident was reported from near Bahanaga station in Balasore on Friday evening.

As per reports, the bus was on its way to Raipur from Berhampur when the mishap occurred. All the passengers of the bus were reportedly unhurt.

During the year 2022, 5467 persons were killed in road accidents at a growth of 7.6% compared to 2021.

A fisherman in a country boat had sailed into the Satiguda reservoir to catch fish. Similarly, a woman and his son had also gone to the reservoir in another boat.

As per reports, the mishap occurred when excavation was going on in the dead of the night, raising suspicion over the legality of the mine among the locals.

The deceased pickup van driver has been identified as Arjun Aich. The truck driver too sustained injuries in the mishap and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

“In connection with yesterday’s incident, the superintending engineer of the R&B department and Sub-Collector (Sadar) have been asked to submit a report,” informed the Cuttack Collector.

Muktar Khan of Mulisingh area under Tirtol police limits along with his daughter-in-law and two granddaughters was going to a nearby hospital on a scooter. As they were nearing Chasapada Square, a sand-laden truck hit them.