11 Dead As Passenger Train Collides With Goods Train In Chhattisgarh
11 Dead As Passenger Train Collides With Goods Train In Chhattisgarh
M.U.H
05/11/202522
Eleven people were killed when a Korba passenger train collided with a stationary freight train near the Lal Khadan area on the Bilaspur-Katni section in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Twenty other passengers suffered injuries.
The impact of the collision was so severe that the front coach of the passenger train was completely mangled.
Visuals from the accident site show the passenger train's engine and leading coaches crushed.
Rescue teams comprising railway officials, local administration, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rushed to the site immediately after the accident.
An infant was among those rescued safely. Medical teams and ambulances were deployed, with doctors treating the seriously injured inside the train itself as the wreckage prevented immediate evacuation. Injured have also been moved to nearby hospitals.
The collision has caused extensive damage to the overhead electric wiring and the signaling system, disrupting rail traffic across the route.
Several express and passenger trains have been cancelled or diverted, and alternative transport arrangements are being made for stranded passengers.
Technical teams worked through the night to restore the tracks and repair the electrical systems.
Railway officials have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident. Preliminary reports point towards a possible signaling failure or human error.
