Odisha Train Accident: CBI Team Reaches Balasore, Probe Underway

The CBI took over the probe of the tragic Odisha train accident that claimed the lives of 275 people and left over 1000 injured.

The CBI took over the probe of the tragic Odisha train accident that claimed the lives of 275 people and leaving over 1000 injured. ( Image Source :PTI )

The Central Bureau of Investigation took over the probe of the tragic Odisha train accident that claimed the lives of 275 people and left over 1000 injured. CBI team has reached the accident site in Balasore and inquiry is being done, DRM ECR Rinkesh Roy in Bhubaneswar told the news agency ANI. According to DRM ECR Rinkesh Roy in Bhubaneswar, out of 278 people who died in the accident, 101 bodies are yet to be identified. "About 1,100 people were injured in the #BalasoreTrainAccident, out of which about 900 people were discharged after treatment. Around 200 people are being treated in various hospitals in the state. Out of 278 people who died in the accident, 101 bodies are yet to be identified, Rinkesh Roy told ANI.

#WATCH | Visuals from the accident site in Odisha's Balasore where CBI officials have arrived to investigate the accident.#BalasoreTrainTragedy pic.twitter.com/Y2K7Mpas4c

— ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2023

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that the Railway Board had recommended the probe of the tragic train accident to the CBI.

#BalasoreTrainTragedy | "CBI team has reached the accident site in Balasore. Inquiry is being done," said Rinkesh Roy, Divisional Railway Manager, East Coast Railway (05.06) https://t.co/Fingyv0iV5 pic.twitter.com/UeetY6UBcu

— ANI (@ANI) June 6, 2023

While talking to the media, Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "Rescue operation was completed and restoration work is underway. The work related to the track is done and overhead wiring work is going on. Patients are being treated at hospitals. Along with rescue operation, the restoration work was also started," as reported by the news agency ANI.

"The way this accident happened, looking at the conditions, and according to the administrative information. The Railway Board is recommending the probe to the CBI," he added. Earlier, Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore occurred due to a "change in electronic interlocking".

Electronic interlocking is an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements between trains through an arrangement of tracks. It is basically a safety measure to prevent signals from being changed in improper sequence. The aim of this system is that no train gets the signal to proceed unless the route is proven safe.

Speaking to ANI, Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "This is a different issue. It is about a point machine, electronic interlocking. The change that occurred during electronic interlocking, the accident happened due to that. Whoever did it and how it happened will be found out after proper investigation.

"Speaking to ANI, Ashwini Vaihsnaw said, "This is a different issue. It is about point machine, electronic interlocking. The change that occurred during electronic interlocking, the accident happened due to that. Whoever did it and how it happened will be found out after proper investigation." Ashwini Vaishnaw who took stock of the restoration work at the Balasore train accident site in Odisha on Sunday said that the "down main line restored". "Down main line made fit at 12:05 hrs today," Railways Minister Vaishnaw tweeted.

The three-way accident involved Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Coromandel Express and a goods trains on three separate tracks at Bahanaga Bazar Station in the Balasore district.