The Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed near the Bahanaga Station in Balasore, Odisha, on Friday( 2 June, 2023) evening, leaving several people injured. The high-speed train derailed due to a collision with a freight train.

• India saw one of its worst rail disasters on Friday (2 June) evening when two passenger trains and a goods train crashed near the Balasore district in Odisha.
• At least 280 people were killed and more than 800 injured due to the collision of the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express, Howrah Superfast Express, running from Bangalore to Howrah, and a freight train.