Odisha train accident | Days after incident, locals continue to flock crash site

Five days after the tragic triple train accident near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore, it was business as usual here with a handful passengers, including a few sightseers thronging the tiny station

Five days after the tragic triple train accident near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore, it was business as usual here with a handful passengers, including a few sightseers thronging the tiny way station.

Despite the scorching heat, people armed with their mobile cameras are here to see the mangled remains of the trains involved in the crash.

Though Railway authorities had screened off the area with green cloth, the strewn coaches now removed on the sides of the tracks can be easily seen.

“I have come from Bhubaneswar to see the accident site. I’m still at a loss of words to express my feelings,” said Ashok Behera, who visited the spot with his wife Rupa.

“May God help the injured recover early,” Rupa said.

Like the Behera couple, Arjun Jena, a Class 12 student from Balasore town, came to the site with his friends.

“I shiver at the thought of what the victims went through … Though I don’t suspect sabotage, I’m sure there’s a need to look at every angle during any probe,” Arjun said.