Death toll rises to 291 in Odisha’s Balasore three-train train accident
The death toll from a three-train crash in Odisha’s Balasore reached 291, officials said on Saturday.
“A 35-year-old accident victim namely Shoab Mansoor died during treatment due to sudden cardiac arrest in SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack,” Dr Sudhanshu Shekhar Mishra, Superintendent said.
The tragic incident of a triple train accident on June 2 which involved the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express, the Howrah-bound Shalimar Express and a goods train claimed the lives of 288 people.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is scheduled to visit Balasore in Odisha on June 21, two weeks after a tragic rail accident occurred in the district.
