Odisha train accident: PM Modi reaches accident site to take stock of the situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived at the accident site in Odisha. He took stock of one of the most horrific train accidents in recent memory, which has according to the latest estimates killed over 261 people and left over 1000 people injured. PM Modi landed in an Air Force chopper near the site of the incident at Bahanaga Bazar Station in Balasore district. He will visit the injured at the Balasore District Hospital to meet the crash survivors. Earlier today, PM Modi convened a meeting to review the situation in connection with the rail accident.