Coromandel Express derails in Odisha's Balasore district; many trapped, rescue ops on: What we know so far

Many passengers are feared dead, while more than 180 injured after several coaches were derailed in a major train accident involving Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express in Balasore district of Odisha on June 2. Two coaches of Yeshwantpur-Howrah express derailed and subsequently collided with the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express. Following this, coaches of the Coromandel Express capsized, trapping passengers underneath, officials said. The accident happened around 7.20pm near Bahanaga Bazar station when the train was on the way to Chennai Central station from the Shalimar station near Kolkata. #TrainAccident #CoromandelTrainAccident #CoromandelExpress ~PR.152~HT.178~

At least 40 bodies retrieved from the derailed bogies of the Coromandel Express rake involved in the three-train crash in Odisha’s Balasore may have been...