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

Union ministers visit injured at SCB Medical College and Hospital.

#WATCH | Odisha: Latest visuals from the spot where the deadly #BalasoreTrainTragedy took place.

After the completion of restoration work, train movement was resumed yesterday night pic.twitter.com/Q6AytOaTo2

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Social media accounts giving communal colour to Odisha accident: Police

"Our goal is to make sure missing persons' family members can find them as soon as possible...our responsibility is not over yet", says Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Odisha: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw takes stock as the train movement resumed in the affected section where the horrific Balasore train accident took place

#WATCH | Balasore, Odisha: Train movement resumes in the affected section where the horrific #BalasoreTrainAccident happened that claimed 275 lives. Visuals from Bahanaga Railway station. pic.twitter.com/Onm0YqTTmZ

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"Both tracks have been restored. Within 51 hours the train movement has been normalised. Train movement will begin from now," Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama offers condolences. He wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik on Saturday to tell him how deeply saddened he was to see reports of the tragic train collision that took place in Balasore.

"The downline track is ready, major damages were in the upline track. In the next few hours, we are expecting to restore. All investigations will be done parallelly. The railway team is working continuously," says Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, Chief Public Relations Officer, Southeastern Railway.

#OdishaTrainAccident | Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Odisha Pradeep Jena speaks on the revised death toll and restoration work which is currently underway in Balasore. pic.twitter.com/tKnkbbBzi5

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