People gather at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, about 200 km (125 miles) from the state capital Bhubaneswar, on June 3, 2023. Dibyangshu Sarkar, AFP
NEW DELHI - More than 200 people died and about 900 others were injured in an accident involving multiple trains in eastern India on Friday evening, local media said.
Many passenger cars overturned after a train derailed and ran onto an adjacent track before colliding with at least one other train. The crash site is about 200 kilometers northeast of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha state.
The number of dead and injured in the incident may increase as there are still people who remain unaccounted for, reports citing local authorities said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted he is distressed by the accident. "Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all possible assistance is being given to those affected."
==Kyodo
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