Bhubaneswar: More than 280 people lost their lives and nearly 900 passengers were injured in a horrific train accident in Balasore in Odisha on Friday evening. The accident took place in Balasore district on Friday evening when the Coromandel Express and the Bengaluru-Howrah Express derailed and collided with a goods train. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Odisha today. According to sources, he will first visit the accident site in Balasore and then visit a hospital in Cuttack. At the same time, the BJP has postponed the government's anniversary program on Saturday (June 3) after the horrific train accident.

At the same time, the inauguration program of Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express scheduled for Saturday 3 June has been canceled. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan cut short his visit to Kolkata and left for Balasore in Odisha. The BJP has postponed the programmes scheduled for Saturday to mark the completion of nine years of the Modi-led government in view of the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore.

BJP national president JP Nadda has expressed grief over the horrific accident by tweeting in this regard. "The horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore on Friday evening is very sad and heartbreaking. I am saddened by this heart-rending incident. In view of this horrific train accident, the Bharatiya Janata Party has postponed all its programs across the country along with programs to mark the completion of 9 years of the Central Government. I pray to The Father to give the bereaved families the strength to bear this unbearable pain. May God place the dead souls at His feet. Om Shanti."

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