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Passenger Train Collides with Cargo Train in Central India, Killing at Least 8 People
At least 11 people died and over 20 were injured when a passenger Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train hit a stationary goods train due to a possible signal passed at danger.
- On Tuesday, a Mainline Electric Multiple Unit passenger train travelling from Gevra Road collided with a goods train near Bilaspur around 4:00 p.m., causing extensive damage and mounting one passenger coach on a goods wagon.
- The South East Central Railway said an inquiry at the level of the Commissioner of Railway Safety has been ordered, with preliminary reports citing signalling systems and human error as possible causes.
- ANI reported the death toll rose to 11 on Wednesday after rescuers recovered additional bodies; the locomotive driver was killed, the co-pilot critically injured, and two to three passengers trapped as rescue teams used cranes and iron cutters.
- Indian Railways said it moved all available resources and suspended train services on the Bilaspur–Howrah section, while Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai announced Rs 5 lakh compensation for families and free treatment plus Rs 50,000 for injured passengers.
- Past deadly crashes including one in 2023 that killed more than 280 people underscore systemic concerns as officials order inquiries by the Commissioner of Railway Safety and promise corrective steps.
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