Puri Vande Bharat passes through triple train accident site after tracks restoration, CRS begins inquiry

Updated: Jun 5 2023 2:25PM

Puri Vande Bharat passes through triple train accident site after tracks restoration, CRS begins inquiry

Balasore, Jun 5 (PTI) The first high-speed passenger train - Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express - after the triple train crash, passed through Balasore on Monday morning on restored tracks as the Commissioner of Railwy Safety began its inquiry into the June 2 accident in which at least 275 people were killed, officials said.

Vande Bharat Express crossed the Bahanaga Bazar Station around 9.30 am on Monday, they said adding that the tracks are now fit to operate trains in both the up and down lines.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was present at the accident site and waved to the drivers when the semi-high-speed train passed through. officials said.

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