Odisha rail accident: Two trains with 1,200 stranded passengers to arrive at Howrah on June 3

Health workers examine an injured passenger after he arrived at Howrah railway station via a special train, following an accident involving three trains in Odisha's Balasore, in Howrah. Credit: PTI Photo

Two trains carrying around 1,200 stranded passengers of the trains involved in the gruesome accident at Bahanaga Bazar in Odisha's Balasore district to arrive at Howrah on Saturday, a South Eastern Railway official said.

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While one train is coming with 1,000 passengers, another is on its way from Balasore to Howrah with around 200 stranded passengers, he said.

Necessary assistance along with food and water will be provided to the passengers at Kharagpur and Howrah stations.

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At least 238 people were killed and over 900 injured in the train crash involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train on Friday.

One train is also going to Chennai with 195 passengers and it will also board passengers of Coromandel Express at stations on the way, the official added.

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