Odisha train accident: Bihar revises death toll to 43, injured to 47

As many as 43 passengers from Bihar have died so far in the train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, an official of the disaster management department said.

The department issued a data on Wednesday wherein 47 persons are injured and 18 persons are missing as well. The official further said that 28 dead bodies were handed over to the family members of the victims.

However on Tuesday, the officials had claimed that 35 persons were killed in the accident.

The Bihar government has sent a team comprising four officials to Balasore. They are helping the family members of the victims to identify the dead bodies.