"Major Negligence": Lalu Yadav Demands High-Level Probe Into Odisha Crash

According to Railways, the three-way accident on Friday evening led to 261 deaths.

Former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday called for a high-level inquiry into the train crash in Odisha's Balasore in which at least 261 people were killed in an accident involving three trains.

Alleging negligence, in an apparent reference to the BJP-led Central Government, without naming them, Mr Yadav said, "The manner in which they showed negligence and didn't show alertness led to such a large number of casualties".

"There should be a high-level inquiry and action should be taken against those responsible for it...There was major negligence. They have destroyed Railways," the RJD chief said.

According to Railways, the three-way accident on Friday evening led to 261 deaths. The injured have been taken to the Hospitals of Gopalpur, Khantapara, Balasore, Bhadrak and Soro.