Locals and relatives of victims of the Odisha train accident throng the crash site even five days later

Five days after the fatal quadruple train catastrophe near this station, there were still a few people using the little way station, including a few tourists.

People come here to view the wreckage of the crashed trains despite the intense heat, equipped with their cellphone cameras.

The scattered carriages that have been removed from the sides of the tracks are clearly visible despite the railway officials’ use of green fabric to cover off the area.

“I traveled here to the accident scene from Bhubaneswar. Visiting the location with his wife Rupa, Ashok Behera stated, “I’m still at a loss for words to explain my sentiments.

Rupa prayed for a speedy recovery for the wounded.

Arjun Jena, a class 12 student from Balasore town, visited the location with his pals, much as the Behera couple did.

“When I consider what the victims went through, I shudder… Even while I don’t think there was sabotage, I’m convinced that any investigation has to consider all possibilities, Arjun added.

Classmate Gaurav, who is also in class 12, claimed to have been there on Sunday. “I arrived here on a Sunday afternoon when everything was chaotic. Then, hundreds of police officers, as well as help and rescue workers, were on the scene searching for corpses, the source said.

“Nearly 100 hours later, the situation has calmed down and train operations have resumed as usual. I expect the line will be completely operating in the next few days, even if many trains are currently listed as cancelled,” he added.

Families of those who are still missing continue to use this station as their first stop before visiting hospitals and cemeteries in Balasore, Bhubaneswar, and Cuttack as observers continue to swarm the area.

“My brother and I were on the road. Despite being seriously hurt, I was able to exit the train after the collision. I called my brother repeatedly after getting off the train but got no answer. After then, I passed out and awoke at a Balasore hospital, according to Krishna Das, a resident of Paschim Medinipur in West Bengal.

He has been missing for four days, and the man informed reporters that he has been looked for in almost every hospital in Balasore, Bhubaneswar, and Cuttack during the last three days.

Sonali Biswas, a passenger from West Bengal’s Bankura area who was unharmed and managed to escape from the train, has also been searching for her aunt.

“I spent a few days searching for her in several hospitals. I then requested my brother’s aid in finding her by having him go to Bhubaneswar. But she hasn’t been found yet,” she told a TV station. Most families now go to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, which houses the majority of the unclaimed remains, as their second destination after Bahanga Bazar and Balasore.

A CBI team has arrived in Bahanaga to begin the accident inquiry in the meantime. The crew will examine the scene of the accident and speak with railroad authorities.

The CRS (Commissioner of Railway Safety) paid a visit to the station on Monday and assessed the conditions in the control and signal rooms.