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Over 260 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in one of the worst train accidents in Indian history.
The accident occurred when two passenger trains derailed in the Balasore district of Odisha state, approximately 137 miles southwest of Kolkata.
Rescue operations have ended, and the focus has shifted to clearing the debris and restoring the railway line.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site to review the situation and assured all possible assistance to the affected individuals.
The government has announced compensation of 1 million rupees ($12,000) for the families of the deceased and varying amounts for the injured.
An investigation into the root cause of the accident will be conducted
Previous train accidents in India have been attributed to human error and outdated signaling equipment.
World leaders, including the Dalai Lama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have expressed their condolences.
This accident surpasses the previous record of India's worst rail accident, which occurred in August 1995 and claimed 358 lives.