Chhattisgarh Train Tragedy: 6 Feared Dead in Head-On Collision in Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh Train Tragedy: 6 Feared Dead in Head-On Collision in Bilaspur

This special report covers the horrific train accident in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, where a MEMU passenger train collided with a stationary goods train, leaving at least six people dead and over a dozen injured. According to on-the-ground reporter Sumi Rajappan, 'the guard's coach of the goods train that was already stationary here on the track is already submerged and crushed into the first part of the compartment'. The incident occurred around 4…

Chhattisgarh collision: Overshooting red signal by passenger train likely cause, says Railway Board    - The Tribune

The collision takes place around 4 pm when the (mainline electric multiple unit train was heading to Bilaspur from Gevra in neighbouring Korba district.

Bilaspur train crash: Railways alleges signal breach

Hours after a local passenger train collided with a goods train near Bilaspur station in Chhattisgarh claiming six lives, the Railway Board on Tuesday said the accident took place as the passenger train seems to have overshot a red signal.

Fatal Train Accident in Chattisgarh Kills 6 Passengers

In another tragic incident, six people were feared dead and many were injured due to a collision between a goods train and a passenger train near Jairamnagar station in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh. The accident happened around 4 PM today and rescue operations are currently underway by the Railway authorities.  Reports suggest that a local train ( MEMU No. 68733) travelling from Gevra Road to Bilaspur rammed into a Goods train stationed at …