Cuttack: The death toll in tragic train accident in Balasore district rose to 293 as another passenger succumbed to injuries under treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Manish Kumar (24), a resident of Jamui in Bihar.
The victim was admitted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital on June 3 with critical injuries. He passed at around 1.30 pm today while undergoing treatment in central ICU of the hospital.
So far, five victims of the accident have succumbed at the SCB MCH. Presently, total 22 victims are undergoing treatment at SCB MCH,, of which five are in ICU and 17 are admitted to different wards.
The triple-train-tragedy near Bahanaga Bazar Railway Station in Balasore district, claimed hundreds of lives on June 2.
At least 288 passengers were killed after Chennai-bound Coromandel Express hit a stationary goods train after entering the loop line and its derailed carriages then collided with the two rear carriages of the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, another passenger train passing in the opposite direction on another track.
