Bhubaneswar, June 2 -- In one of the worst rail accidents in recent times, several passengers died and over 300 were injured when two express trains collided and derailed near Bahanga station in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening.
The casualty figures are likely to mount as the body count is done,
As many as 17 coaches derailed in the mishap. that occurred around 7 PM.
Railway Spokesperson Amitabh Sharma said 10 to 12 coaches of the Shalimar Chennai Coromondal express derailed near Balasore and fell on the opposite track. After some time the other express train dashed into those derailed coaches. As a result, 3-4 coaches of that train also went off the track, he said .
Odisha govenrment officials said over 300 were injured and...