Odisha train crash live: 'Balasore Collector confirms death toll as 288'

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrives at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack to meet the people who are admitted here after getting injured in the triple train accident in Balasore.

"Railway Minister has taken all necessary steps to restore the damage that happened. He is working tirelessly. Let the inquiry be completed. The minister is doing his best and demanding his resignation at this stage is not wise," says JD(S) chief and former Prime Minister HD Devegowda.

Odisha | Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation and West Bengal government have set up helpdesks at AIIMS Bhubaneswar for people looking for their kin after the three-train accident in Balasore

There are cases where one body is being claimed by multiple families. In such cases, we… pic.twitter.com/0H5rQKP29U

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"Our team left for the spot within 10 minutes. Later we sent 8-9 teams. The community played a good role. People helped a lot. They served food to the people present on the train. They were providing water to our officials working there. I also came to know that 1000 people donated blood. So it was a good response from the people, says DG NDRF Atul Karwal.

"The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) team is also working at multiple locations including Kharagpur, and Balasore. They are collecting all the information... Some fake news is being spread regarding the death of the loco pilot, the name of the station master. The Loco pilot is stable and is undergoing treatment in Bhubaneswar," says Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO, South Eastern Railway.

"Forensic and CBI team is here. They are collecting the evidence and doing their investigation. Railway is providing assistance to them. All angles will be probed by CBI during the probe", says Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO, South Eastern Railway.

"NDRF responded swiftly and reached the Odisha train accident site at the earliest. This force has earned many accolades internationally also," says Ajay Mishra Teni, MoS Home.

#WATCH | A 10-member CBI team at the site of the three-train accident in Odisha's Balasore pic.twitter.com/3Saro12Mlj

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#WATCH | Visuals from the accident site in Odisha's Balasore where CBI officials have arrived to investigate the accident.#BalasoreTrainTragedy pic.twitter.com/Y2K7Mpas4c

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CBI officials at the Balasore train accident site.