The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the PMNRF for the next of the kin of each deceased due to train derailment between Alamanda and Kantakapalle section. The injured would be given Rs 50,000.

The BJP supporters ran a campaign that the station master of the Bahanaga Bazar station was Mohammed Sheriff and that he had been absconding after the accident.

After realizing that his wife had faked his death to claim the compensation, Bijay Datta has demanded a strict action against his wife. 

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 goods train was carrying limestones and though the cause for the derailment wasn't clear, the matter is being probed by the concerned authorities. 

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.