The death toll in the tragic Odisha train tragedy rose to 289 after an injured passenger died while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Tuesday. The deceased passenger has been identified as Vijay Pasvan from Bihar.
This is the first death to be recorded at SCB among the injured who were admitted for treatment here. Pasvan was earlier shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in critical condition on the day of the train accident on June 2. He was undergoing treatment at the Central ICU of SCB in Cuttack.
At present, 81 injured passengers of the Odisha train tragedy are now undergoing treatment at SCB.
“Our relative was undergoing treatment at ICU and the doctors last night informed us that his condition is worsening and he succumbed today,” said brother of the deceased.