Rescue, relief ops main focus: Vaishnaw at Odisha train accident site
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday visited the train accident site in Odisha’s Balasore in which over 230 people were killed and about 900 injured, involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train.
Vaishnaw said the main focus now is rescue and relief operations.
He said the Commissioner of Railway Safety, South East Circle will inquire into the Odisha train accident.
The cause of the train accident in Odisha will be known after the Commissioner of Railway Safety submits his report, he said.
