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Jun 02, 2023 10:09 PM IST

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Three teams of National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) & four units of Odisha's DRF along with 60 ambulances were mobilized for the search and rescue operation.

An express train met with an accident near Bahanaga railway station in Odisha's Balasore district, injuring many. Several bogies of the 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed after colliding with a freight train near Bahanaga Station.

Rescue operation being conducted after four coaches of the Coromandel Express derailed after a head-on collision with a goods train, in Balasore district, Friday evening, June 2, 2023,(PTI)

Three teams of the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and four units of Odisha's DRF along with 60 ambulances were mobilized for the search and rescue operation. Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik directed revenue minister Pramila Swain and special relief commissioner Satyabrata Sahu to rush to the accident spot and coordinate rescue and relief operations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he has taken stock of the situation in Odisha's Balasore. The prime minister said the rescue operations are underway at the site of the accident and all possible assistance is being to those affected by the mishap.