Last Friday, Balasore district in Odisha witnessed a tragic triple-train collision where two passenger trains and a frieght carrier crashed each other and killed 278 people.
The accident was a triple-train collision involving the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train.
While the crash has been recorded as one of the deadliest train accidents in India in the last four decades, let's take a look at some of the deadliest railway accidents in India.
After visiting the spot, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters that he had ordered a high-level investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
India woke up on Saturday to the distressing visuals from the state of Odisha that have shown incredible train accident that the country hasn't witnessed in several decades.
26-year-old woman cricketer Rajashree Swain, who went missing, was found dead in a dense forest in Odisha. After recovering her body, the police sent it to perform an autopsy.
Cyclone Yaas brings back the memories of Super cyclonic storm Amphan, that hit the shores of Odisha and West Bengal in May 2020. Amphan has killed 128 people and caused damages worth $13.7 billion.