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Coromandel Express Train Accident: The Railways ordered a probe on possible operational failure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n
At least 238 people were killed and more than 900 injured after a horrific three-train collision last evening in Odisha’s Balasore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The incident took place when a passenger train, the Coromandel Shalimar Express, derailed and hit a goods train, and another train, the Yesvantpur-Howrah Superfast, crashed into the derailed coaches.<\/p>\n
The number of dead is likely to rise, and many are believed to be trapped in the wreckage.<\/p>\n
“Two passenger trains had an active involvement in the accident while the third train, a goods train, which was parked at the site, also got (involved) in the accident,” Amitabh Sharma, executive director, Indian Railways, told AFP.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of the deadliest train accidents took place around 7 pm, when many passengers were sleeping.<\/p>\n
The Coromandel Shalimar Express, heading to Chennai, reportedly derailed and hit a goods train, after which many coaches flipped over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Yesvantpur-Howrah Superfast then collided with the derailed coaches. Both trains were moving at a high speed when the collisions took place.<\/p>\n
According to officials and witnesses, the massive tragedy took place in a matter of minutes, between 6.50 pm and 7.10 pm.<\/p>\n
The Railways have ordered a probe amid questions on possible operational failure.<\/p>\n
Rescue operations continued overnight as workers and local people tried to pull out bodies and survivors from the mangled wreckage. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Visuals from the crash site showed smashed train coaches torn open and twisted train tracks.<\/p>\n
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