The Coromandel Express and the Bengaluru-Howrah Express derailed in Odisha’s Balasore on Friday, 2 June, causing a significant train catastrophe that resulted in at least 261 fatalities and over 900 injuries.
Discussions over the safety procedures implemented by the Indian Railways have once again been triggered by the occurrence. According to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), around 2.6 lakh individuals have perished in train accidents over the course of the last ten years.
The NCRB is a government organization in India that is in charge of gathering and analyzing information on crime.
The first of the two passenger trains hit the idled freight train at full speed, according to an initial assessment by inspectors, and then the train derailed. Then, a second passenger train traveling the other way impacted a few of the damaged carriages. Signal issues are the likely cause, according to officials.
According to railroad officials, there were more than 2,200 passengers on board the passenger trains, and at least 23 cars derailed during the accident. Rescuers had to use cutting tools to get to the victims because of how badly the collision damaged the cars.
The incident happened at the Bahanaga Bazar station close to Balasore, a city noted for its historic old temples and seaport status under the British Empire during the 17th century. Balasore is located in northeastern Odisha State.
Even though they are no longer as common, India still has a high rate of rail accidents. Moneycontrol dives further into train accidents as the nation struggles with its deadliest derailment, which has resulted in at least 288 fatalities and more than 1,100 injuries.
In 2011, there were approximately 25,872 fatal railroad accidents in India, according to the NCRB’s report on “Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India.” This figure increased to 27,000 in 2012, 27,765 in 2013, and then dropped to about 25,000 in 2014.
Derailments, crashes, explosions/fires, individuals falling from trains or trains impacting with people on tracks, and “other causes” are the five categories into which the NCRB divides deaths from railway accidents.
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