At least 132 injured in train collision in Odisha

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At least 132 injured in train collision in Odisha

At least 132 people were injured when the Coromandel Express collided head on with a goods train in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening.

Several passengers of the express are feared dead with a lot more trapped inside the overturned coaches of the Chennai-bound superfast train number 12841 reported India Today. Several coaches are reported to have derailed, CPRO Southern Railway said. Five ambulances have been sent to rescue operations from Bhadrakh.

An Express Train met with an accident near the Bahanaga railway station in the Balasore district. The search and rescue team has left the site of the search and rescue operation. Balasore collector also has been directed to reach the spot to make all necessary arrangements and intimate the SRC if any additional assistance is required from the state level, the Special Relief Commissioner Office said in a statement. 132 injured were transferred to Gopalpur CHC, Gopalpur CHC and Khantapada PHC, the chief secretary of Odisha said.

Odisha's Medical Education And Training Department also said it has dispatched 15 ambulances and patients are being shifted to a community health center in Soro city.

Both trains arrived on the same line, and the express train climbed over the goods train, according to initial reports. An investigation has been instituted to investigate whether both trains arrived on the same line.