Odisha Train Accident: Rail Minister Visits Spot For 2nd Day As Restoration Work Underway On War Footing — PICS

Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Dharmendra Pradhan were seen at the collision site for second consecutive day as they oversaw the restoration work. They also met the injured persons in hospitals.

Visuals of Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at the site of Odisha train accident, and at hospitals meeting the injured

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan oversees restoration work at the site of the accident that involved three trains, near Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Balasore district. (Image Source: Twitter/@dpradhanbjp)

The Railway Minister was on the accident site for the second consecutive day and he said the issue pertains to point machine and electronic interlocking. The death toll has been revised to 275 while over 1,100 people got injured. (Image Source: Twitter/@dpradhanbjp)

The Union Ministers visited the injured in hospitals to check up on them and see how they were recovering. Vaishnaw while talking to the news agency PTI said that the kin of around 300 accident victims have been provided compensation. (Image Source: Twitter/@dpradhanbjp)

While elaborating on the injured, the Railways Minister said, "We met the patients and doctors at Soro Hospital. Special trains are being run from Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ranchi, Kolkata, and other places so that patients can reach homes after treatment." (Image Source: Twitter/@dpradhanbjp)

Union Minister Pradhan tweeted, "Met the injured at Soro Community Health Center and wished for their well-being and speedy recovery. It is the priority of the Modi government to provide good health to all the injured and all possible help to the affected and their families." (Image Source: Twitter/@dpradhanbjp)

A visual of the site where three trains collided on Friday. The preliminary investigation into the matter has culminated and soon the commissioner of railway safety (CRS) will submit his report which would state the root cause of this accident. (Image Source: Twitter/@dpradhanbjp)