Dhaka, June 2 -- At least 179 people were injured when a passenger train hit the derailed coaches of another train in Balasore in India's Odisha state this evening. Many are feared trapped, reports NDTV.

Death tolls vary but the Hindustan Times is reporting at least 50 dead.

Coromandel Express, which was going from Kolkata to Chennai, rammed the derailed coaches of the other train, which was going from Bengaluru to Kolkata, Railway Ministry spokesperson Amitabh Sharma told NDTV.

The accident happened around 7.20 pm local time near Bahanaga Bazar station when the train was on the way to Chennai Central station from the Shalimar station near Kolkata.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "Distressed by the train accident in Odish...