At least 200 folks have been killed with greater than 900 feared injured after a practice derailed in India following a collision with a items practice in Odisha's Balasore.

The accident occurred on Friday night time about 137 miles southwest of Kolkata, making a chaotic scene of twisted wreckage and determined rescuers as groups tried to free passengers and get well our bodies. The trigger was underneath investigation.

The BBC had been reporting a loss of life toll of round 230 at 4am on Saturday.

Following the incident, rescue operations had been launched and the injured had been being moved to Balasore hospital.

The Special Relief Commissioner's workplace in Odisha mentioned in a press release: "Teams have left for the spot for search and rescue operation.

"Collector Balasore has additionally been directed to succeed in the spot to make all crucial preparations and intimate the SRC if any extra assistance is required from the state stage."

According to reports, several teams from the NDRF are on their way to the scene to carry out further search and rescue operations.

Odisha Fire Services DG and Sudhanshu Sarangi have reportedly been put in charge of supervising the operation.

The county’s Revenue Minister Pramila Mallik and the SRC had been told to head to the site of the accident to ensure the smooth running of the operation.

Pradeep Jena, the top official in Odisha state, said nearly 500 police officers and rescue workers are working alongside 75 ambulances and buses which have responded to the accident.

Railroad ministry spokesperson, Amitabh Sharma, said 10 to 12 train coaches derailed and debris from some of the coaches fell onto a nearby track which was hit by another passenger train coming in the opposite direction.

The Press Trust of India said the derailed Coromandel Express was travelling from Howrah in West Bengal State to Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state.

The death toll rose steadily throughout the night. As dawn approached, the top bureaucrat in the eastern state of Odisha announced that at least 207 were dead.

President Droupadi Murmu tweeted his condolences to those affected by the accident. He said: "Deeply anguished to know concerning the lack of lives in an unlucky rail accident in Balasore, Odisha."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "Distressed by the practice accident in Odisha. In this hour of grief, my ideas are with the bereaved households. May the injured get well quickly.

"Spoke to Railway Minister and took stock of the situation. Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all possible assistance is being given to those affected."

One male survivor advised India's ANI news company: "10 to 15 people fell on me when the accident happened and everything went haywire. I was at the bottom of the pile. I got hurt in my hand and also the back of my neck. When I came out of the train bogie, I saw someone had lost their hand, someone had lost their leg, and someone's face was distorted."

According to the PA news company, regardless of authorities efforts to enhance rail security, a number of hundred accidents happen yearly on India’s railways, the biggest practice community underneath one administration on the planet.

In August 1995, two trains collided close to New Delhi, killing 358 folks within the worst practice accident in India’s historical past. In 2016, a passenger practice slid off the tracks between the cities of Indore and Patna, killing 146 folks.

Most practice accidents are blamed on human error or outdated signaling gear. More than 12 million folks take 14,000 trains throughout India each day, travelling on 40,000 miles of observe.