Railway minister to visit Odisha train disaster site on July 20

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is scheduled to visit on Tuesday Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore district, where as many as 292 people were killed in an accident involving three trains earlier this month, official sources said.

Vaishnaw who arrived here on Monday on a three-day tour of the state will interact with local people. He will also visit the Balasore District Hospital, where many of the injured had been admitted, and meet the officials. The accident occurred when Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary goods train, derailing most of its coaches at 7 pm on June 2.