Scene of the tragic railway accident in India

Reuters reported on June 3rd, citing KS Anand, a public relations official of India's South Eastern Railway, that the death toll from the collision between two trains on June 2nd has risen to 261.

Earlier, Sudhanshu Sarangi, Director-General of the Odisha State Fire Service, where the accident occurred, said that at least 288 people had died, but that number could rise to 380.

Tragic train accident leaves hundreds dead in India.

"Many people were taken to the hospital but are dying there, and we are still removing bodies from the scene. Rescue efforts are ongoing as there are some bodies lying under the train carriages and rescue teams are trying to get them out," Sarangi said at the scene.

State Premier Pradeep Jena confirmed that around 900 injured people had been taken to hospital.

The June 2nd accident was the third deadliest railway disaster in Indian history and the most serious since 1995, when two high-speed trains collided, killing more than 300 people.

According to AFP, the accident occurred when a high-speed train traveling from south to north, from Bengaluru (Karnataka state) to Kolkata (West Bengal state), derailed in Balasore district, Odisha state, with several carriages falling near the north-south tracks. Minutes later, another train traveling from north to south, from Kolkata to Chennai (Tamil Nadu state), collided with the derailed train, with several carriages crashing into a nearby parked freight train.

Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force and the Air Force were deployed to the scene while the Ministry of Railways launched an investigation into the cause of the accident. All hospitals in the area are receiving victims, and 200 ambulances, plus buses, have been dispatched to transport the injured to hospitals.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered his condolences to the families of the victims and will visit the scene and hospitals on June 3rd.

An aerial view of the scene of the railway accident in India.

The train carriages lay scattered haphazardly while a large number of rescue workers were present at the scene.

The train carriages were crammed together.

National Disaster Response Force personnel during a rescue operation.

Drone footage shows a panoramic view of the accident scene in Balasore district, Odisha state.

The train carriages were stacked on top of each other after the accident.

Drone footage shows the carriages of the two passenger trains involved in the accident.

The front part of a train

Indian soldiers search for victims in the destroyed train carriages.

The collision caused significant damage to several train carriages.

Rescue workers remove the victim's body from a train carriage.

The bodies of the victims were gathered at the scene.

Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw arrives at the scene.

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