New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday arrived at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, to meet people who got injured in Balasore train accident and admitted here.
Interacting with media persons, Mamata said Odisha and West Bengal governments are working together and providing free treatment to the injured. 103 dead bodies belonging to West Bengal have been identified and 97 people are under treatment, she added.
As per official information, more than 950 people have been discharged, and so far 170 dead have been identified. A total of 275 people have died due to the deadly train accident.
Earlier on Monday, CM Mamata Banerjee announced to provide jobs to a family member of those whose arms and legs were lost in the triple train accident. The TMC supremo informed that the job will be given of a special home guard. The West Bengal government also announced a compensation of five lakh rupees to the dependents of the deceased. Meanwhile, TMC will offer two lakh rupees to the victims.
While paying last respect to the deceased, on Monday, Mamata said that she would visit Cuttack and Bhubaneswar again and hand over ex-gratia checks and job letters to the families of train accident victims.
Responding to the Railway Board’s demand for a CBI inquiry into the Balasore train accident, she said that we want people to know the truth. This is not the time to suppress the truth.
Odisha Train Accident: How did it happen?
The collision of three trains namely: Coromandel Express, Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train already parked at the Bahanaga Bazar station, is the India’s fifth deadliest accidents in its history, stated BBC.
There are no confirmation yet on which train derailed first but Railways Spokesperson Amitabh Sharma said that it was the Coromandel Express that was coming from Shalimar railway station in West Bengal, which lost control at first place.
The train hit the stationary goods train at the station. As per the media reports, the collosion affected the Howrah Superfast Express too that was passing by at the time of the accident.
