Balasore: Coromandel Express has suffered a horrific accident near Bahanga station in Balasore this evening. A large number of passengers are feared to have been killed as five coaches of the Coromandel Express overturned due to a head-on collision with a goods train. Preparations have been started by the local administration to provide rescue and immediate medical treatment to the passengers, while an emergency control room number has been issued by the state government. The control room number set up by the government at Balasore is 6782262286 (mobile phone number). It is recommended to contact this number for emergency information. Along with this, 5 ambulances have been sent from Bhadrak to the accident site to provide medical services to the passengers. According to the latest news, 179 passengers were injured, according to official sources. According to information, Coromandel Express (12841-Up) crashed at Panapanaa near Bahanga station in Balasore district. Today the train was going from Salimar to Chennai. At this time, at around 7:20 in the afternoon, it climbed on top of a freight train standing near Bahanga station. As a result, 8 coaches of the train fell down from the rail. Local people along with police and fire services personnel launched rescue operations.
The injured are being shifted to the hospital. The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has directed the Collector to reach the spot immediately and supervise the rescue operation. The SRC also issued a helpline no 6782262286. According to latest development, the Fire Services DG Sudhanshu Sarangi has been asked to oversee the rescue operation. Meanwhile, a team of NDRF has also left for the mishap site to join the rescue operation. A special team Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has left for the mishap site from Bhubaneswar on the instructions of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Odisha SRC along with Minister Pramila Malik, senior officers Hemant Sharma, Balwant Singh, Arvind Agarwal, DG Fire Services have been despatched to the spot to supervise arrangements in train accident at Bahanaga. Besides, Medical College and all hospitals in and around Balasore and also SCBMCH in Cuttack have been kept on alert, informed Development Commissioner In the meanwhile, injured passengers have been rushed to hospitals at Bahanaga and Khantapara and Balasore headquarters town and doctors’ teams from FM Medical College sent to the spot.
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