Rescue workers and surviving passengers fled to help those trapped in the train wreckage out
Some 300 people were injured and sent to hospital after the accident on Friday, as roughly 200 people were trapped in the wreckage of the trains.
It is believed that 10 of 12 carriages from the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express were derailed at around 19:00 local time on Friday, with several carriages ending up on the opposite track. Over 350 people have been admitted to hospitals, officials said, and all private and government hospitals have been put on alert in nearby areas, including Bhubaneswar, Odisha’s capital.
“Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all possible assistance is being given to those affected.”
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