Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived at the accident site in Odisha.
He will take stock of one of the most horrific train accidents in recent memory, which has according to latest estimates killed over 261 people and over 1000 people injured.
Modi landed in an Air Force chopper near the site of the incident at Bahanaga Bazar Station in Balasore district.
He will visit the injured at the Balasore District Hospital to meet the crash survivors.
Earlier on Saturday, Modi convened a meeting to review the situation in connection with the rail accident. -- ANI