Odisha Train Accident: Toll Reaches 261, Rescue Operation Ends

The death toll in the Coromandel Express accident in Odisha's Balasore has risen to 261. About 650 people have also been injured and are being treated at nearby hospitals.

The death toll increased to 261 after Coromandel Express derailed in a train accident in Odisha. And 650 people, who have been injured, are being treated as the rescue operations have completed. Here is a look at it:

Locals along with security personnel and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) seen at the accident site in Odisha’s Balasore district on Saturday, where the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express train derailed on Friday night. (Source: PTI)

Over 50 doctors, and 25 teams of doctors from Cuttack's SCB Medical College, and forensic medicine specialists were also been mobilised to assist in rescue operation. (Source: PTI)