Those Responsible for Train Accident will be Punished : Modi

Prime minister Narendra Modi has said that those responsible for the odisha train accident will be severely punished.

This train accident took place at Bahana Bazar railway station near Balasore city of odisha at 7 pm yesterday. According to the indian Railways, 288 people have died and 747 people have been injured as of 2:00 pm (June 3) in which 3 trains collided and 56 of them are seriously injured.

Following the accident, prime minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting in delhi this morning. In this, home minister amit shah and others participated. The meeting discussed the recovery and relief work and the rehabilitation work to be undertaken next.

Following this, prime minister Narendra Modi, who had arrived in odisha from delhi, arrived at Bahana Bazar railway station area by military helicopter. Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav, Union education minister dharmendra pradhan and others who were present there took the prime minister to the accident site. The Ministers briefed prime minister Narendra Modi on the cause of the accident, the damage and the steps taken next.

Following this, prime minister Modi visited the Balasore district Hospital and met the families of those who died in the accident and those who are undergoing treatment for their injuries. Also, the doctors explained the treatments being given to the injured to the Prime Minister. Later, prime minister Narendra Modi spoke to the cabinet Secretary and the health minister over phone and ordered to provide necessary assistance to the injured and their families, officials said.

In an interview to DD TV, prime minister Narendra Modi said, "This is a tragic incident. The government will provide all the necessary treatment to the injured. An investigation has been ordered from every angle. The culprits will be severely punished."

Preliminary information: A team of railway officials has conducted a preliminary investigation into the cause of the accident. In it, it is stated that the signal was first given to the Coromandel Express train and then withdrawn, which led to the accident.

"After the signal was given, the Coromandel Express derailed on the connecting track and collided with the goods vehicle. The coaches of the derailed train fell on the main track. The Yeshwantpur - Howrah Express train on that track collided with the coaches on the main track," preliminary investigation revealed.

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