The Odisha government said that 151 victims from the triple train accident that took place in Odisha’s Balasore district had been identified as of Monday morning.
At least 275 people were killed, while more than 1,000 were injured in the accident that took place near Bahanaga Bazar area on 2 June.
“All bodies of the deceased after the due process are handed over for transfer to their destination. All arrangements for free transportation by hearses/ carriers till destination have been made by Odisha government,” said state Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena in a statement issued on Monday morning.
The triple train accident involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Coromandel Express, and the goods train on three separate tracks at Bahanaga Bazar station in the Balasore district.
Earlier on Sunday, Chief Secretary Jena clarified that the death toll from the horrific accident had been revised from 288 to 275 after it was determined that some of the victim’s bodies had been counted twice.
The Indian Railways has started running passenger trains on the tracks in Bahanaga village in Odisha’s Balasore, which were affected due to the triple train accident. Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday announced that train services had been restored on both tracks, 51 hours after the accident.
The incident took place around 7 pm on 32 June 2 near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar. It involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express and a goods train.