Balasore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived at the accident site in Odisha.
PM Modi will take stock of one of the most horrific train accidents in recent memory, which has according to latest estimates killed over 280 people and over 1000 people injured.
The accident involved two passenger trains- Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Coromandel Express and a goods train on three separate tracks at Bahanaga Bazar Station in Balasore district.
Prime Minister landed in an Air Force chopper near the site of the incident at Bahanaga Bazar Station in Balasore district. He is visiting the injured at the Balasore District Hospital to meet the crash survivors.
Earlier today, PM Modi convened a meeting to review the situation in connection with the rail accident. (with ANI inputs)
