The Latest Breaking News from the Coromandel Express

Balasore train accident toll mounts to 292

CUTTACK: The death toll in the Balasore train accident rose to 292 on Sunday with a 24-year-old passenger named Paltu Naskar from West Bengal succumbing to his injuries at a state-run hospital in Cuttack, an official said.

The Times of India · Jun 18, 2023

Migrating on the Coromandel Express

Migrant workers from West Bengal, who survived the train accident in Balasore, share how the Coromandel Express provides them a way to livelihood in southern states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka when they cannot gain employment in their native State. Though the trauma from the tragedy is fresh on their…

The Hindu · Jun 16, 2023

Is the Indian Railways stretched beyond its capacity?

A discussion on safety, overcrowding and maintenance works following the Balasore accident

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023

India train crash: hurtling into loop of disaster

An investigation into India's deadliest rail crash in more than two decades is underway, with preliminary findings pointing at a signal failure as the likely cause of the collision that led to the death of 275 people.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

About 83 bodies remain unidentified four days after Indian rail crash

Indian authorities made fervent appeals to families on Tuesday to help identify 83 unclaimed bodies kept in hospitals and mortuaries after the death toll in the country's deadliest rail crash in over two decades rose to 288.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

India's worst railway disaster in decades has killed at least 275 people. Here's what we know

At least 275 people are dead and nearly 1,200 more injured after a horrific three-train pile-up in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Here's what we know so far.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

What could have led Coromandel Express into the loop line?

The latest tragedy should now force the Railways to focus on a fail-safe mechanism where trains either come to an automatic halt or reduce speeds drastically whenever a snag is detected

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

Loco pilots of Coromandel Express battle pain and false narratives

Coromandel Express loco pilot admitted in ICU in critical state; assistant has fractured leg, disorientation; though some of the injured blame the pilots, Rail officials say they could have done little to stop collision

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

What caused the India train crash? A visual guide to what we know

India’s deadliest train crash in more than 20 years involved two passenger trains and a stationary freight train in the state of Odisha

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

India rail crash probe focuses on electronic track management system

Investigators are probing an electronic track management system that they suspect malfunctioned and caused India’s deadliest train crash in more than two decades, railways officials said on Sunday.

Reuters · Jun 4, 2023