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Distraught family members of victims of the Balasore train accident in Odisha that killed 275 people are still trying to identify the bodies of their relatives. Officials said over 100 bodies are yet to be identified. Divisional Railway Manager of the Eastern Central Railways Rinkesh Roy said that over 1,000 people were injured in the tragedy around 200 people are still being treated in various hospitals in Odisha.
“About 1,100 people were injured in the accident, out of which about 900 people were discharged after treatment. Around 200 people are being treated in various hospitals in the state. Out of 278 people who died in the accident, 101 bodies are yet to be identified,” Roy was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
A helpdesk and control room has been established by the Bhubaneswar Commissionerate at AIIMS Bhubaneshwar, near the mortuary, with the aim of identifying the deceased victims of the Balasore train accident. A maximum of 123 dead bodies are kept in the AIIMS mortuary, the official said.
