19 Bihar passengers missing, 50 dead in Odisha train accident, says DMD

At least 19 people from Bihar, who were on board the Coromandel Express, are still missing after the train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2 in which 288 people were killed, said the state Disaster Management Department (DMD).

The missing 19 Bihar passengers on board the Coromandel Express include four from Madhubani district, Darbhanga (2), Muzaffarpur (2), East Champaran (2), Samastipur (2), Sitamarhi (1), Patna (1), Gaya (1), Purnea (1), Sheikhpura (1), Siwan (1) and Begusarai (1), said a statement issued by the Disaster Management department.